actinia

ac·tin·i·an

A5071300 (ăk-tĭn′ē-ən) also ac·tin·i·a (-ə)n. pl. ac·tin·i·ans also ac·tin·i·ae (-ē-ē′) A sea anemone.

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[New Latin Actīnia, genus name, from Greek aktīs, aktīn-, ray; see actino-.]

actinia

(ækˈtɪnɪə) n, pl -tiniae (-ˈtɪnɪˌiː) or -tinias (Animals) any sea anemone of the genus Actinia, which are common in rock pools. Also called: actinian [C18: New Latin, literally: things having a radial structure. See actino-, -ia]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Actinia - a genus of sea anemone common in rock poolsgenus Actiniacoelenterate genus - a genus of coelenteratesActinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria - sea anemones
	2.	actinia - any sea anemone or related animal actinian, actiniarianActinaria, Actiniaria, order Actinaria, order Actiniaria - sea anemonessea anemone, anemone - marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton

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