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Webster 1913 Edition

Zoanthacea

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Zoˊan-tha′ce-a

,

Noun.

pl.

[NL., from Gr.

ζῶ,ον

an animal + [GREEK] flower.]

(Zool.)

A suborder of Actinaria, including

Zoanthus

and allied genera, which are permanently attached by their bases.