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anemone vs anthozoan

anthozoan vs anemone

anemone and anthozoan both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
anemone Yes No No No
anthozoan Yes No No No
As nouns, anthozoan is a hypernym of anemone; that is, anthozoan is a word with a broader meaning than anemone:
  • anemone: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
  • anthozoan: sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
Other hypernyms of anemone include actinozoan.
anemone (noun) anthozoan (noun)
marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton sessile marine coelenterates including solitary and colonial polyps; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed
any woodland plant of the genus Anemone grown for its beautiful flowers and whorls of dissected leaves
Difference between anemone and anthozoan

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