Definition of Stylasterina
:an order of hydrocorals (class Hydrozoa) that are closely related to the millepores with which they were formerly included in the order Hydrocorallina
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Stylasterina
plural noun
Sty·las·te·ri·na
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stīˌlastəˈrīnə
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-rēnə
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Origin and Etymology of stylasterina
New Latin, from Stylaster + -ina
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