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Actinian vs Vestlet - What's the difference?

actinian | vestlet |

In zoology terms the difference between actinian and vestlet

is that actinian is a sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria while vestlet is any of several species of actinian of the genus genus: Cerianthus, with a long, smooth, tapering body and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth.

actinian

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (zoology) A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria )

    • vestlet

    English

    (wikipedia vestlet) (Cerianthus) (Cerianthidae)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A small vest.
  • (zoology) Any of several species of actinian of the genus , with a long, smooth, tapering body and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth.
    • (Webster 1913)