actinozoan

adjective

ac·​ti·​no·​zo·​an

ˌak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˈzō-ən

variants or actinozoal

ˌak-tə-(ˌ)nō-ˈzō-əl

: anthozoan

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Actinozoa + English -an or -al

First Known Use

1860, in the meaning defined above

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