alcyonacea Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun comprising the soft corals
    suborder Alcyonacea.

WordNet

Al`cy*o*na"ce*a noun plural
Etymology
NL.
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) A group of soft-bodied Alcyonaria, of which Alcyonium is the type. See Illust. under Alcyonaria.

Webster 1913