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Definition of Sea anemone
1. Noun. Marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton.
Exact synonyms: Anemone
Generic synonyms: Actinozoan, Anthozoan
Group relationships: Actinaria, Actiniaria, Order Actinaria, Order Actiniaria
Specialized synonyms: Actinia, Actinian, Actiniarian
Generic synonyms: Actinozoan, Anthozoan
Group relationships: Actinaria, Actiniaria, Order Actinaria, Order Actiniaria
Specialized synonyms: Actinia, Actinian, Actiniarian
Definition of Sea anemone
1. Noun. Any of many polyps, of the order ''Actiniaria'', which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com