sb. pl. Zool. ? Obs. [mod.L., f. Gr. ἄνθο-ς flower + ζῷα animals.] Another name for the Zoophytes called Actinozoa, including sea-anemones, coralline polypes, etc.
1851. Richardson, Geol., viii. 216. The calcareous skeletons of some Anthozoa.
1864. H. Spencer, Illust. Progr., 345. The wide range which the Anthozoa are known to have.
