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noun • a correctional institution used to detain persons who are in the lawful custody of the government (either accused persons awaiting trial or convicted persons serving a sentence) verb • lock up or confine, in or as in a jail | ||||
| 19% | 10 | Soft-bodied organisms related to sea pens | ||
noun • corals and sea anemones having eight branches | ||||
| 19% | 8 | Order of anthozoans that includes sea pens | ||
noun • a large class of sedentary marine coelenterates that includes sea anemones and corals; the medusoid phase is entirely suppressed | ||||
British Pens
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