Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

anthozoon

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: an-tho-zoon
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.

Example Sentences

"Unlike stony corals and other anthozoa, whose polyps have sixfold symmetry, the polyps of a gorgonian have eightfold symmetry."

Etymology

From antho- + -zoon, after class name Anthozoa.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: antho
Suffix: zoon

Inflected Forms

anthozoa (plural)

Questions

What does anthozoon mean?: A member of the class Anthozoa, comprising marine invertebrates including corals and sea anemones.
Where does anthozoon come from?: From antho- + -zoon, after class name Anthozoa.

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