Ac·ti·no·zo·a n. pl. Zool. A group of Cœlenterata, comprising the Anthozoa and Ctenophora. The sea anemone, or actinia, is a familiar example.
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Actinozoa
n : no alternation of generations the medusoid phase being
entirely suppressed: sea anemones; corals [syn: Anthozoa,
class Anthozoa, class Actinozoa]
actinozoan
n : sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial
polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed [syn: anthozoan]
[also: actinozoa (pl)]