Anthozoa

Definitions of Anthozoa
  1. noun
    a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
    synonyms: Actinozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa
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    (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders
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