ˌan(ˌ)thōˈzōə, -(+)_thə- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from anth- (I) + -zoa
: a class of marine coelenterates comprising the corals, sea anemones, and related forms all of which lack medusa generation and are distinguished by polyps with radial partitions or mesenteries projecting from the body wall into the gastrovascular cavity — see alcyonaria , zoantharia
• an·tho·zo·an | ̷ ̷(ˌ) ̷ ̷|zōən adjective or noun
• an·tho·zo·ic -|zōik adjective
• an·tho·zo·on ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈzōˌän, -_ən noun plural anthozoa