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Noun: Actinozoa
  1. A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
    - Anthozoa, class Anthozoa, class Actinozoa
Noun: actinozoan (actinozoa)  ,ak-ti-nu'zow-un
  1. Sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
    - anthozoan

Type of: class, cnidarian, coelenterate

Part of: Cnidaria, Coelenterata, phylum Cnidaria, phylum Coelenterata

Encyclopedia: Actinozoa