Zoanthidea
plural noun
Zo·an·thid·ea
\ˌzōənˈthidēə\
Definition of Zoanthidea
: a small order of Zoantharia comprising solitary or colonial and mostly epizoic coelenterates resembling small sea anemones but distinguished by absence of a pedal disk and by an arrangement of mesenteries suggesting that of the fossil tetracorals
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Origin and Etymology of zoanthidea
New Latin, from Zoanthus + -idea
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