ALCYONARIA

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does Alcyonaria mean? 

• ALCYONARIA (noun)
  The noun ALCYONARIA has 1 sense:

1. corals and sea anemones having eight branches

  Familiarity information: ALCYONARIA used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ALCYONARIA (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Corals and sea anemones having eight branches

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Synonyms:

Alcyonaria; order Alcyonaria

Hypernyms ("Alcyonaria" is a kind of...):

animal order (the order of animals)

Meronyms (members of "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 ("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)