Definition of Alcyonarian

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Alcyonarian

alcolocks
alcool
alcoometry
alcopop
alcopops
alcorza
alcorzas
alcos
alcove
alcoved
alcoves
alcuronium
alcuronium chloride
alcyonacea
alcyonaria
alcyonarian (current term)
alcyonarians
alcyones
alcyonic
alcyonium
alcyoniums
alcyonoid
alcyonoids
aldactazide
aldadiene
aldaric
aldaric acid
aldaric acids
aldazine
aldazines

Literary usage of Alcyonarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Atoll of Funafuti: Borings Into a Coral Reef and the Results, Being the by Thomas George Bonney (1904)
"alcyonarian spicules. Core mainly of foraminifera and fragmental materials; ... alcyonarian spicules. The core is chiefly of foraminifera and detrital ..."

2. Professional Paper by Geological Survey (U.S.) (1917)
"In short, the uniformity of the data is so marked that it is unnecessary to reproduce all the published analyses here.3 alcyonarian CORALS. ..."

3. Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science edited by Biologists Limited, The Company of. (1865)
"Dublin, and obligingly forwarded to me, an old valve of Cardium Norvegicum, which seemed to have on it a minute isolated alcyonarian. ..."

4. The Transactions of the Microscopical Society of London by Microscopical Society of London (1865)
"Dublin, and obligingly forwarded to me, an old valve of Cardium Norvegicum, which seemed to have on it a minute isolated alcyonarian. ..."

5. The Depth and Marine Deposits of the Pacific by John Murray, G. V. Lee (1909)
"... alcyonarian spicules, Echinoid spines (some blackened with manganese), ... Echinoid spines blackened with manganese, alcyonarian spicules, coccoliths, ..."

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