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an·ti·pa·thar·ia \ˌantēpəˈtha(a)rēə, -tə̇-\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Antipathes genus of antipatharian corals (from Greek antipathes black coral, literally, remedy for suffering, from neuter of antipathēs in exchange for suffering, of opposite feelings) + -aria : an order or suborder of Anthozoa comprising the black or thorny corals, all having a usually brown or black axial skeleton that is much branched and hornlike and polyps with few mesenteries or tentacles • an·ti·pa·thar·i·an \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ən\ adjective or noun |