ˌantēpəˈtha(a)rēə, -tə̇- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Antipathes genus of antipatharian corals (from Greek antipathes black coral, literally, remedy for suffering, from neuter of antipathēs in exchange for suffering, of opposite feelings) + -aria
: an order or suborder of Anthozoa comprising the black or thorny corals, all having a usually brown or black axial skeleton that is much branched and hornlike and polyps with few mesenteries or tentacles
• an·ti·pa·thar·i·an | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ən adjective or noun