Deep-Sea Creatures

4 words in this vocabulary list

noun a large, colorful fish found in tropical and subtropical waters, also known as moonfish or sunfish

  • The opah is a large, colorful fish found in tropical waters.
  • I tried cooking opah for the first time and it was delicious!
  • Let's hit up that new seafood joint and order some opah.
  • Her creativity was like an opah swimming freely in a sea of ideas.

adjective relating to or characteristic of the Aclididae family of marine worms

  • The aclidian species is known for its unique reproductive system.
  • Have you heard about that aclidian creature with two hearts?
  • I can't believe she's dating an aclidian, they're so weird.
  • Her mind worked in an aclidian manner, making connections others couldn't see.

noun Acraspeda is a taxonomic group of jellyfish characterized by a lack of tentacles.

  • The acraspeda are a subclass of jellyfish that lack tentacles.
  • I learned in biology class that acraspeda jellyfish don't have tentacles.
  • Those acraspeda jellies are weird-looking without tentacles.
  • Her hair was like acraspeda jellyfish tentacles, flowing freely in the wind.

noun a taxonomic group of sea anemones and corals characterized by having stinging cells called nematocysts

  • The Actinoida is an order of marine animals that includes sea lilies and feather stars.
  • Have you ever seen those cool sea lilies? They belong to the Actinoida group.
  • Those funky sea creatures that look like plants? Yeah, they're part of the Actinoida gang.
  • The Actinoida group moves gracefully in the ocean, resembling dancers in a synchronized routine.