ANDRILL anemone

noun

Edwardsiella andrillae, a sea anemone of the family Edwardsiidae, found in the ice of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

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Meanings

nounANDRILL anemone (plural ANDRILL anemones)

plural ANDRILL anemones

  1. Edwardsiella andrillae, a sea anemone of the family Edwardsiidae, found in the ice of the Ross Ice Shelf in Antarctica.

Origin

From ANDRILL (the ANtarctic DRILLing Project) + (sea) anemone: it was discovered by researchers associated with the project.

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ANDRILL anemone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ANDRILL%20anemone

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“ANDRILL anemone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ANDRILL%20anemone. Accessed November 4, 2026.

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