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anemone

[uh-nem-uh-nee] / əˈnɛm əˌni /
NOUN
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Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

“Sea anemone is very textural, and requires a lot of preparation,” Hudda explains.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025

While some regenerating animals like salamanders and fish focus on restoring lost parts in proportion to what remains, this sea anemone takes a different approach.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 29, 2024

The cherished coastal activity is a great opportunity to learn about the Puget Sound ecosystem, look closely at alien sea anemone, the egg cases of moon snail and other ocean oddities.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 6, 2024

She finds barnacles, an anemone as soft as silk; she sets her fingers as lightly as she can on a Nassarius.

From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr

To answer that question, genetically modified sea anemones were moved from laboratory aquaria into outdoor marine mesocosms supplied with natural estuarine water in South Carolina.

From Science Daily ● Jun. 30, 2026

"In Strangford Lough, we have seagrass beds that support overwintering Brent Geese, rocky reefs with kelp forests and a range of species from starfish, anemones and crabs to seals and dolphins," he said.

From BBC ● Feb. 28, 2026

Inside the egg, a surprise awaits: a bouquet of flowers made of white quartz wood anemones, each flower with gold wire stem and stamens.

From Barron's ● Nov. 27, 2025

It uses a cavernous hood to trap crustaceans to eat — a feeding strategy also used by anemones and some jellies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 14, 2024

He’ll move his long fingers in a pulsing motion like sea anemones.

From "Merci Suárez Changes Gears" by Meg Medina


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