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Venus flytrap sea anemone

Venus flytrap sea anemone noun: any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles to capture prey and protect itself.

venus flytrap sea anemone: any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles...
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Noun

Venus flytrap sea anemone (plural Venus flytrap sea anemones)

  1. Any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles to capture prey and protect itself.

Forms of Venus flytrap sea anemone

pluralVenus flytrap sea anemones

Origin of Venus flytrap sea anemone

From the resemblance to the Venus flytrap plant.

Questions about Venus flytrap sea anemone

What does Venus flytrap sea anemone mean?
Venus flytrap sea anemone means any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles to capture prey and protect itself.
What part of speech is Venus flytrap sea anemone?
Venus flytrap sea anemone is a noun.
What is the plural of Venus flytrap sea anemone?
The plural of Venus flytrap sea anemone is Venus flytrap sea anemones.

Words near Venus flytrap sea anemone in the dictionary

  1. Venus de Milo
  2. Venus figurine
  3. Venus fly trap
  4. Venus fly traps
  5. Venus flytrap
  6. Venus flytrap sea anemone
  7. Venus flytrap sea anemones
  8. Venus flytraps
  9. Venus girdle
  10. Venus hair fern
  11. Venus hair ferns

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