Definition of actinozoan Actinozoan

ac•ti•no•zo•an

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What does actinozoan mean?

Noun
actinozoan - sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
		anthozoan
		cnidarian, coelenterate radially symmetrical animals having saclike bodies with only one opening and tentacles with stinging structures; they occur in polyp and medusa forms
		actinozoa, anthozoa, class actinozoa, class anthozoa a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
		sea anemone, anemone marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
		sea pen fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies