anthozoan
/anθə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: 0.00 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A marine invertebrate of the class Anthozoa, such as a sea anemone or coral.
Example Sentences
- "In his childhood, he said, he used to walk beside the chalk cliffs of Devon and Cornwall, […] admiring the endless diversity of the semi-sentient marvels oscillating between the vegetable, animal and mineral kingdoms, the zooids and corallines, sea anemones, sea fans and sea feathers, the anthozoans and crustaceans over which the tide washed twice a day […]."
Etymology
Regional Pronunciation
- British English: /anθə(ʊ)ˈzəʊən/