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单词 Anthozoa
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Definition of Anthozoa in English:

Anthozoa

plural noun ˌanθəˈzəʊəˌanTHəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes the sea anemones and corals. They are either solitary or colonial, and have a central mouth surrounded by tentacles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Anthozoa (sea anemones and corals) possess only the polyp form.
    • Their phylogenetic positions, within Medusozoa and Anthozoa respectively, do not provide any information about whether these animals retain ancestral states for other characters under study.
    • In any case, there is molecular evidence to suggest that the Anthozoa are the earliest branch of the phylum Cnidaria.
    • In the context of relationships among cnidarian taxa assigned the Linnaean rank of class, Anthozoa may be perceived as basal.
    • Color diversity and the corresponding complexity of the protein organization evolved independently in several Anthozoa lineages, as well as in Hydrozoa.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek anthos 'flower' + zōia 'animals'.

 
 

Definition of Anthozoa in US English:

Anthozoa

plural nounˌanTHəˈzōə
Zoology
  • A large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes the sea anemones and corals. They are either solitary or colonial, and have a central mouth surrounded by tentacles.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Color diversity and the corresponding complexity of the protein organization evolved independently in several Anthozoa lineages, as well as in Hydrozoa.
    • In the context of relationships among cnidarian taxa assigned the Linnaean rank of class, Anthozoa may be perceived as basal.
    • Their phylogenetic positions, within Medusozoa and Anthozoa respectively, do not provide any information about whether these animals retain ancestral states for other characters under study.
    • In any case, there is molecular evidence to suggest that the Anthozoa are the earliest branch of the phylum Cnidaria.
    • The Anthozoa (sea anemones and corals) possess only the polyp form.

Origin

Modern Latin (plural), from Greek anthos ‘flower’ + zōia ‘animals’.

 
 
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