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<zoology> A genus of fleshy Alcyonaria, its polyps somewhat resembling flowers with eight fringed rays. The term was also formerly used for certain species of sponges.
Origin: Gr. A zoophyte, so called from being like the halcyon's nest.
(01 Mar 1998)
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