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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Actinaria \Ac`ti*na"ri*a\, n. pl [NL., from Gr ?, ?, ray.] (Zo["o]l.) A large division of Anthozoa, including those which have simple tentacles and do not form stony corals. Sometimes in a wider sense applied to all the Anthozoa, expert the Alcyonaria, whether forming corals or not From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl [NL., fr Gr 'a`nqos flower + ? animal.] (Zo["o]l.) The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are {Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Actinaria n : sea anemones [syn: {Actiniaria}, {order Actiniaria}, {Actinaria}, {order Actinaria}]
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