Edwardsia

noun

Ed·​ward·​sia

eˈdwärdzēə,

-wȧd-,

-wȯ(r)d-

: a genus (the type of the family Edwardsiidae) of sea anemones having eight mesenteries and living in tubes in the sand

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Henri Milne-Edwards †1885 French zoologist + New Latin -ia

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