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Thesaurus: sea anemone

marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

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  1. n. marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
  2. Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian. Note: They have the oral disk surrounded by one or more circles of simple tapering tentacles, which are often very numerous, and when expanded somewhat resemble the petals of flowers, with colors varied and often very beautiful.
  3. Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belongingto the order Actrinaria; an actinian.