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Definition of Anthoid
1. a. Resembling a flower; flowerlike.
Definition of Anthoid
1. Adjective. Resembling a flower. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Anthoid
1. resembling a flower [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Anthoid
Literary usage of Anthoid
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Manual of Geology: Treating of the Principles of the Science with Special by James Dwight Dana (1866)
"The remaining Mollusks are of a distinct type, namely:— The anthoid Mollusks,
many having stems like flowers. 1. ..."
2. A Text-book of Geology: Designed for Schools and Academies by James Dwight Dana (1870)
"81, of the oyster, there is but one large muscular impression (at 2). 2.
anthoid Mollusks.—These are of three orders :— 1. Brachiopods: species (figs. ..."
3. Principles of Comparative Physiology by William Benjamin Carpenter (1854)
"In the composite Heli- anthoid Zoophytes, the several polypes, whilst framed on
the same general plan with the Actinia, communicate with each other more or ..."
4. Proceedings of the Essex Institute by Essex Institute (1864)
"... of Milne-Edwards, the anthoid Mollusks of Dana, and a portion of the neural
division of Huxley. ..."
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