Definition of sea anemone in US English:
sea anemone
nounsi əˈnɛmənisē əˈnemənē
A sedentary marine coelenterate with a columnar body which bears a ring of stinging tentacles around the mouth.
Order Actiniaria, class Anthozoa
Example sentencesExamples
- Our last day together we took a trip to the coast at low tide and saw sea anemones, barnacles, and mussels in the tide pools.
- Scattered about were sea anemones, reddish lumps in the daylight, but, I was told, when they opened at night their massed tentacles would be almost scarlet.
- There were sea anemones, lots of colorful starfish, and even some sea urchins.