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ANTHOZOA

• ANTHOZOA (noun)
The noun ANTHOZOA has 1 sense:

1. no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals

Familiarity information: ANTHOZOA used as a noun is very rare.

• ANTHOZOA (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

No alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Actinozoa; Anthozoa; class Actinozoa; class Anthozoa

Hypernyms ("Anthozoa" is a kind of...):

class ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more orders)

Meronyms (members of "Anthozoa"):

actinozoan; anthozoan (sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed)

Actinaria; Actiniaria; order Actinaria; order Actiniaria (sea anemones)

Alcyonaria; order Alcyonaria (corals and sea anemones having eight branches)

Madreporaria; order Madreporaria (stony corals)

Holonyms ("Anthozoa" is a member of...):

Cnidaria; Coelenterata; phylum Cnidaria; phylum Coelenterata (hydras; polyps; jellyfishes; sea anemones; corals)

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Useful links:
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Definition of order Actiniaria
Definition of Madreporaria
Definition of order Madreporaria
Definition of phylum Cnidaria

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