noun
sea anemones
• Syn: ↑order Actiniaria, ↑Actinaria, ↑order Actinaria
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa
• Member Meronyms:
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\(ˌ)akˌtinēˈa(a)rēə\ noun pluralUsage: capitalized
: an order or suborder of Anthozoa (subclass Zoantharia) comprising the sea anemones which differ from the corals in forming no hard skeleton and in existing as separate individuals
Useful english dictionary. 2012.