noun
corals and sea anemones having eight branches
• Syn: ↑order Alcyonaria
• Hypernyms: ↑animal order
• Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa
• Member Meronyms:
↑Alcyonacea, ↑suborder Alcyonacea, ↑Pennatulidae, ↑family Pennatulidae, ↑Gorgonacea, ↑suborder Gorgonacea, ↑Gorgoniacea, ↑suborder Gorgoniacea
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Alcyonāˈria plural noun
The group to which Alcyonium, sea pens, sea fans, red coral and organ-pipe coral belong
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Main Entry: ↑Alcyonium
Useful english dictionary. 2012.