Definition

1. Noun:
   • Sea anemone: A marine animal that is often brightly colored and attaches itself to rocks or coral. It has a soft, cylindrical body and a ring of tentacles around its mouth, which it uses to catch prey.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • Những con hải quỳ bám vào đá ngầm. (The sea anemones are attached to the reef rocks.)
  • Hải quỳ có hình dáng giống một bông hoa. (A sea anemone has a shape resembling a flower.)
  • Cá hề thường sống cộng sinh giữa các xúc tu của hải quỳ. (Clownfish often live symbiotically among the tentacles of a sea anemone.)

Advanced Usage

• The term "hải quỳ" is used specifically in marine biology and zoology contexts to refer to animals of the order Actiniaria.
  • Nghiên cứu về khả năng tự vệ của hải quỳ rất thú vị. (Research on the defense mechanisms of the sea anemone is very interesting.)

Variants and Related Words

• Actinia (n): A scientific genus name for some types of sea anemones. This is a more technical synonym.
• Sea-anemone (n): The common English equivalent.

Synonyms

• Sea anemone: The standard common name.
• Actinia: A scientific genus name, often used in technical contexts.
• Actinie: An alternative zoological term (from French).

Related Terms

• Sinh vật biển (marine organism): A general term for marine life, which includes hải quỳ.
• Động vật không xương sống (invertebrate): Sea anemones belong to this category of animals without backbones.
• Cộng sinh (symbiosis): Describes the relationship clownfish have with hải quỳ.

1. (ddo^.ng) Actinia, sea-anemone