zoanthidean

English

Adjective

zoanthidean (not comparable)

1. (zoology) Of or relating to the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
   • 1951, John Steinbeck, The Log from the Sea of Cortez:

     We found solitary and clustered zoanthidean anemones, possibly the same we had been seeing in many variations.

Noun

zoanthidean (plural zoanthideans)

1. (zoology) A member of the zoanthids (taxonomic order Zoanthidea).
   • 2013, Gilbert L. Voss, Seashore Life of Florida and the Caribbean, page 46:

     Knobby zoanthidean Palythoa mammiilosa