the sea anemone

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Definition of the sea anemone in English English dictionary: anemone
sea anemone: Any of many polyps, of the order Actiniaria, which occurs in marine and estuarine habitats, and which captures its food using tentacles
sea anemone: Any of numerous flowerlike marine coelenterates of the class Anthozoa, having a flexible cylindrical body and tentacles surrounding a central mouth. a small brightly coloured sea animal that sticks onto rocks and looks like a flower. Any of more than 1,000 cnidarian species in the order Actiniaria, found from the tidal zone of all oceans to depths of more than 30,000 ft (10,000 m) and occasionally in brackish water. Species vary from less than 1 in. (3 cm) to about 5 ft (1.5 m) in diameter. The mouth, at the upper end of the cylindrical body, is surrounded by petal-like, usually colourful tentacles that bear stinging nematocysts for paralyzing prey such as fishes. Some species eat only microorganisms. Most species remain permanently attached to a hard surface such as a rock or the back of a crab
sea anemone: marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton
sea anemone: sea polyp with a gelatinous body and petal-like tentacles
sea anemone: Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actinaria; an actinian
sea anemone: {i} actinian

the sea anemone

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the sea a·ne·mo·ne

dhi si ınemıni

/ᴛʜē ˈsē ənˈemənē/ /ðiː ˈsiː ənˈɛməniː/

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