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anemones

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for anemones.

Editorial note

We weren't necessary anemones no more than anemones being humans.

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Quick take

A sea anemone.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of anemones gathered in one view.

noun

A sea anemone.

noun

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for anemones.

noun

A sea anemone.

noun

Any plant of the genus Anemone, of the Ranunculaceae (or buttercup) family, such as the windflower.

Example sentences

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We weren't necessary anemones no more than anemones being humans.

2

In the reef keeping world you can actually keep Pom Pom crabs in your aquarium with their anemones.

3

Is it possible that the only remaining population of these particular anemones is in the claws of these crabs?

4

Cnidarians such as sea anemones or jellyfish possess a nerve net, which lacks centralization.

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It turns out that anemones convert oxybenzone to a molecule that could damage coral.

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Something like one of those anemones that sits at the edges of of sea shelfs collecting organic matter as it passes by...

7

If you only concern yourself with Earth and never move beyond it, you'll end up just like anemones > Mars is a stretch goal.

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Why is a problem that a few less anemones don't die?.

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Parallel evolution led us here and anemones where they are.

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We were nothing more than sea anemones once too.

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This article is not worth anemones time, it's completely biased, and baseless.(see my previous comments for details) It's like propaganda, the author lives in an alternate reality.

12

There are a _lot_ of myxozoan species, they fascinate me in that they're Cnidarians, so related to jellyfish and sea anemones, but went the tiny parasitic route instead.

Quote examples

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Sea anemones are very rudimentary and blind systems, and even they uproot themselves and “swim” away in the sloppiest way imaginable when a starfish is detected.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use anemones in a sentence?

We weren't necessary anemones no more than anemones being humans.

What does anemones mean?

A sea anemone.

What part of speech is anemones?

anemones is commonly used as noun.