zoanthidean
English
editAdjective
editzoanthidean (not comparable)
- (zoology) Of or relating to the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
- 1951, John Steinbeck, The Log from the Sea of Cortez:
- We found solitary and clustered zoanthidean anemones, possibly the same we had been seeing in many variations.
Noun
editzoanthidean (plural zoanthideans)
- (zoology) A member of the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
- 2013, Gilbert L. Voss, Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean, page 46:
- Knobby zoanthidean Palythoa mammiilosa