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antipatharian, a. (n.) Zool.|ˌæntɪpəˈθɛərɪən|
[f. mod.L. Antipatharia (f. Antipathes, name of the typical genus) + -an.]
Belonging to the order Antipatharia of corals (the black corals); as n., a coral of this order. So antipathid |ænˈtɪpəθɪd|, a coral belonging to the Antipathidæ, a family of this order.
1890Athenæum 17 May 644/1 Prof. F. Jeffrey Bell [read a paper on] the antipatharian corals..containing..an account of a very remarkable antipathid from the neighbourhood of..Mauritius. 1899Nat. Science Jan. 90 Large numbers of hydroids, antipathids, and the crinoid Antedon phalangium were dredged. 1924Glasgow Herald 1 Nov. 4 The black corals or antipatharians. |