ALCYONARIAN

Meaning of ALCYONARIAN in English

adjective or noun

see alcyonaria

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ALCYONARIAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek alkyoneion, a zoophyte, from neuter of alkyoneios of a kingfisher, from alkyon kingfisher; from its …
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ALCYONARIAN — /al'see euh nair"ee euhn/ , n. 1. any anthozoan coelenterate of the subclass Alcyonaria, as corals and sea anemones, having …
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ALCYONARIAN — noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek alkyoneion, a zoophyte, from neuter of alkyoneios of a kingfisher, from alkyon kingfisher; from its …
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ALCYONARIAN — [al.cy.o.nar.ian] n [ultim. fr. Gk alkyoneion, a zoophyte, fr. neut. of alkyoneios of a kingfisher, fr. alkyon kingfisher; fr. its …
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ALCYONARIAN — Pronunciation: ˌ al-s ē - ə - ' ner- ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: ultimately from Greek alkyoneion, …
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TELESTACEA — ˌtelə̇ˈstāshēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Telesto, genus of Coelenterata (from Greek telestos fulfilled, from telein to …
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SOFT CORAL — noun : any member of the alcyonarian order Alcyonacea in which the polyp bases fuse into a fleshy mass partially …
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SEA PANSY — noun : a showy purple alcyonarian (genus Renilla ) — called also sea kidney
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SEA CAULIFLOWER — noun : a multilobed alcyonarian ( Alcyonium multiflorum ) of the No. Atlantic fishing banks
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RED CORAL — noun : an alcyonarian ( Corallium nobile syn. C. rubrum ) of the Mediterranean and adjacent parts of the Atlantic …
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PINNULE — noun also pin·ule ˈpin(ˌ)yül ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin pinnula, from Latin, small feather, small fin 1. : a …
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ORGAN-PIPE CORAL — noun : an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora having a usually red or purple skeleton consisting of a mass …
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DEAD-MAN'S-FINGERS — ˌ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ noun plural but singular or plural in construction or dead-men's-fingers 1. : any of several European orchids (genus Orchis …
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AUTOZOOID — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at auto- I+| ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: aut- + zooid : a fully formed alcyonarian zooid as distinguished …
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RED CORAL — any of several alcyonarian corals of the genus Corallium, as C. nobile, of the Mediterranean Sea, having a red or …
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ORGAN-PIPE CORAL — an alcyonarian coral of the genus Tubipora, occurring in tropical waters, and forming a complex colony of brick-red, vertical tubules …
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GORGONIAN — /gawr goh"nee euhn/ , n. 1. any of numerous alcyonarian corals of the order Gorgonacea, having a usually branching, horny …
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ALCYONARIA — Alcyonarian corals
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