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ORDER ALCYONARIA
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Corals and sea anemones having eight branches
Synonyms:
Alcyonaria; order Alcyonaria
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("order Alcyonaria" is a kind of...):
animal order (the order of animals)
Meronyms (members of "order Alcyonaria"):
Alcyonacea; suborder Alcyonacea (comprising the soft corals)
family Pennatulidae; Pennatulidae (sea pens)
Gorgonacea; Gorgoniacea; suborder Gorgonacea; suborder Gorgoniacea (red corals and sea fans)
Holonyms ("order Alcyonaria" is a member of...):
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)
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