5 definitions
for Anthozoa
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Molluscoidea, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. Mollusca,
including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda,
Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. Echinodermata, including
Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and
Crinoidea. C[oe]lenterata, including Anthozoa or Polyps,
Ctenophora, and Hydrozoa or Acalephs. Spongiozoa or
Porifera, including the sponges.
Protozoa, including Infusoria and Rhizopoda. For
definitions, see these names in the Vocabulary.
[1913 Webster] Animalcular
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :
Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zool.)
The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and
sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are
Acyonaria, Actinaria, and Madreporaria.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
Anthozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being
entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: class
Anthozoa, Actinozoa, class Actinozoa]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
anthozoan
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial
polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: actinozoan]
[also: anthozoa (pl)]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 :
anthozoa
See anthozoan
