alcyonarian

[al-see-uh-nair-ee-uhn]

al·cy·o·nar·i·an

[al-see-uh-nair-ee-uhn]
noun
1.
any anthozoan coelenterate of the subclass Alcyonaria, as corals and sea anemones, having the tentacles and other body parts in branches or segments of eight.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Alcyonaria.

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Alcyonarian has a plethora of syllables.
So is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. Does it mean:
(used as a nonsense word by children to express approval or to represent the longest word in English.)
given to using long words.

Origin:
1875–80; < Neo-Latin Alcyonari(a) (< Greek alkyón(ion) a type of coral named from its resemblance to the nest of the kingfisher (alkyṓn) + Latin -āria -ary) + -an
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