Venus flytrap sea anemone

noun

Any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles to capture prey and protect itself.

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Meanings

nounVenus flytrap sea anemone (plural Venus flytrap sea anemones)

plural Venus flytrap sea anemones

  1. Any member of the species Actinoscyphia aurelia of deep ocean sea anemones that uses its tentacles to capture prey and protect itself.

Origin

From the resemblance to the Venus flytrap plant.

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Venus flytrap sea anemone. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap%20sea%20anemone

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“Venus flytrap sea anemone.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap%20sea%20anemone. Accessed November 5, 2026.

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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Venus flytrap sea anemone,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Venus%20flytrap%20sea%20anemone.

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