anthozoic
|an-tho-zo-ic|
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/ˌænθəˈzoʊɪk/
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/ˌænθəˈzəʊɪk/
relating to flower-like cnidarians
Etymology
'anthozoic' originates from New Latin, specifically the word 'Anthozoa', where 'anthos' meant 'flower' and 'zoon' (or 'zoon') meant 'animal'.
'Anthozoa' comes from Greek 'anthos' + 'zoon'; the New Latin taxonomic name 'Anthozoa' gave rise to the English adjective 'anthozoic' by adding the suffix '-ic'.
Initially, the components referred to 'flower' + 'animal' (a descriptive, appearance-based label); over time it came to mean 'relating to the taxonomic group Anthozoa' in scientific usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Adjective 1
relating to Anthozoa (a class of cnidarians that includes corals and sea anemones).
The reef is dominated by anthozoic species such as hard corals and sea anemones.
Synonyms
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