-ˈna(a)rēə noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Alcyonium + -aria
: a subclass or order of Anthozoa including chiefly compound coelenterates having polyps with 8-branched tentacles and eight septa and comprising the Stolonifera, Alcyonacea, Gorgonacea, and Pennatulacea
• al·cy·o·nar·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷rēən adjective or noun