Category:Vestlet

Vest"let, n. Etym: [dim. of vest.] (zoöl.)

Defn: any one of several species of actinians belonging to the genus Cerianthus. These animals have a long, smooth body tapering to the Base, and two separate circles of tentacles around the mouth. They Form a tough, flexible, feltlike tube with a smooth internal lining, In which they dwell, whence the name.