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Anthozoan

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Noun

1. actinozoan, anthozoan

sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Anthozoan

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noun
1. 
any of the solitary or colonial sessile marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, including the corals, sea anemones, and sea pens, in which the body is in the form of a polyp
adjective
2. Also: actinozoan
of or relating to the class Anthozoa

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Anthozoan

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noun
1. 
any of a class (Anthozoa) of sessile saltwater cnidarians with a dominant polyp stage, including corals, sea anemones, and gorgonians; actinozoan
adjective
2. 
of the anthozoans

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Anthozoan

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n.
Any of numerous cnidarians of the class Anthozoa, including the corals and sea anemones, that grow singly or in colonies and live as polyps, without a medusa stage.

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