See Also: alcyonarian(dictionary)

alcyonarian (iou)



alcyonarian noun & adjective. L19.
[from mod. Latin Alcyonaria (see below), from alcyonium from Greek alkuoneion a coral said to resemble a halcyon's nest (Dioscorides): see HALCYON, -ARIAN.]
Zoology.
A. noun. An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, which includes colonial soft corals whose polyps bear eight pinnate tentacles. L19.
b. adjective. Of, pertaining to, or designating this subclass. L19.