ALCYONIUM

Al`cy*o"ni*um, n. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)

Definition: A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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ANTHOZOAN

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


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