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Webster 1913 Edition

Anthozoa

‖

Anˊtho-zo′a

,

Noun.

pl.

[NL., fr. Gr.

ἄνθοσ

flower + [GREEK] animal.]

(Zool.)

The class of the Cœlenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are

Acyonaria

,

Actinaria

, and

Madreporaria

.