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zoantharian definition

zo·an·thar·ian (zō′an t̸her′ē ən)

noun

any of a subclass (Zoantharia) of anthozoan cnidarians having few or many tentacles and a solid exoskeleton or no skeleton, including the true corals and the sea anemones

Etymology: < ModL Zoantharia < zo(o)- + Gr anthos, flower (see antho-) + -an

adjective

of the zoantharians

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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