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zoanthidean

zoanthidean adjective: of or relating to the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).

Adjective

zoanthidean (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
    • We found solitary and clustered zoanthidean anemones, possibly the same we had been seeing in many variations.1951, John Steinbeck, The Log from the Sea of Cortez

Noun

zoanthidean (plural zoanthideans)

  1. A member of the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
    • Knobby zoanthidean Palythoa mammiilosa2013, Gilbert L. Voss, Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean, page 46

Forms of zoanthidean

pluralzoanthideans

Questions about zoanthidean

What does zoanthidean mean?
Zoanthidean means of or relating to the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
What part of speech is zoanthidean?
Zoanthidean can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near zoanthidean in the dictionary

  1. zoanone
  2. zoanones
  3. zoantharian
  4. zoantharians
  5. zoanthid
  6. zoanthidean
  7. zoanthideans
  8. zoanthids
  9. zoanthinarian
  10. zoanthinarians
  11. zoanthodeme

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