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Definition of Alcyonacea

1. Noun. Comprising the soft corals.

Definition of Alcyonacea

1. n. pl. A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

Medical Definition of Alcyonacea

1. A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcyonacea

Literary usage of Alcyonacea

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1. The Zoological Record ...: Being Records of Zoological Literature by Zoological Society of London (1901)
"... MAY, tc Antarctic: Subantarctic alcyonacea, comprising 9 species, 2 Clavu- Arch. Zool. exp. (3) viii, p. 353. Mediterranean : Alcyonaria of the Golfe du ..."

2. Bulletin of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1891)
"alcyonacea. Body with circular hast- with calcareous septa. ... alcyonacea, Attached, fleshy, with scattered spicules. Massive, colonial. ..."

3. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1916)
"... little attention except from von Koch ('87) in his very important but early comparative study. Studies on the alcyonacea have been relatively numerous. ..."

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