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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: {Molluscoidea}, including Brachiopoda and Bryozoa. {Mollusca}, including Cephalopoda, Gastropoda, Pteropoda, Scaphopoda, Lamellibranchiata or Acephala. {Echinodermata}, including Holothurioidea, Echinoidea, Asterioidea, Ophiuroidea, and Crinoidea. {C[oe]lenterata}, including {Anthozoa} or {Polyps}, {Ctenophora}, and {Hydrozoa} or Acalephs. {Spongiozoa} or {Porifera}, including the sponges. 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]: Anthozoa n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: {Anthozoa}, {class Anthozoa}, {Actinozoa}, {class Actinozoa}]
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