zoantharian

(zō′an t̸herē 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

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

adjective

of the zoantharians
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