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sea anemone

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sea anemone
Any of many polyps, of the order Actiniaria, which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles

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  • Sea anemone — Sea anemones Various examples of sea anemones Scientific classification …   Wikipedia

  • Sea anemone — Sea a*nem o*ne (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of numerous species of soft bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order {Actinaria}; an actinian. [1913 Webster] Note: They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • sea anemone — 1> зоол. актиния (Actiniaria) …   Новый большой англо-русский словарь

  • sea anemone — any sedentary marine animal of the phylum Coelenterata, having a columnar body and one or more circles of tentacles surrounding the mouth. [1735 45] * * * Any of more than 1,000 cnidarian species in the order Actiniaria, found from the tidal zone …   Universalium

  • sea anemone — зоол. актиния Syn : actinia (зоология) актиния (Actiniaria) …   Большой англо-русский и русско-английский словарь

  • sea anemone — noun Date: 1742 any of numerous usually solitary anthozoan polyps (order Actiniaria) whose form, bright and varied colors, and cluster of tentacles superficially resemble a flower …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • sea anemone — [ siːəˌnemənɪ] 1) Зоология: актиния (Actiniaria) 2) Техника: морской анемон 3) Макаров: морская анемона …   Универсальный англо-русский словарь

  • sea anemone — актиния …   Англо-русский большой универсальный переводческий словарь

  • Orange-Striped Sea Anemone — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum …   Wikipedia

  • Starlet sea anemone — Conservation status Vulnerable (IUCN 2.3) Scientific classification Kingd …   Wikipedia