anemone
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It was a leftover structure from a deep-sea anemone, specifically the base that once attached the animal to the seafloor.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 27, 2026
Sea anemone isn’t braised and paired with glass noodles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
He receives live sea anemone, which he presents tableside to guests so they can better understand what they are eating.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 18, 2025
The sprawling site, in a lush valley by the confluence of two rivers, is at its prettiest in the spring, teeming with pink-flowering Judas trees, small blue irises and the occasional red anemone.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 15, 2024
Then he’d placed the subject of the photo, the fish, on or near those imaginary lines or their intersections so that the orange and black fish popped against the pale tentacles of the anemone.
From "Shooting Kabul" by N. H. Senzai
Ancient organisms such as sea anemones can preserve evolutionary innovations that would remain hidden if scientists focused only on humans, mice, and other commonly studied species.
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
Everything waved lazily, the fluttering fingers of sea anemones fanned by back-and-forth warm-water currents.
From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith
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