Definition of actinia Actinia
ac•tin•i•a
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What does actinia mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: actinias |
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| actinia - any sea anemone or related animal | ||
| actinian, actiniarian | ||
| sea anemone, anemone marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton | ||
| actinia - a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools | ||
| genus Actinia | ||
| coelenterate genus a genus of coelenterates | ||
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Wiktionary 
- actinia (Noun)
A sea anemone , a member of the genus Actinia.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- actinia (n.)
An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinidae. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called animal flowers and sea anemones. [See Polyp.]. - actinia (n.)
A genus in the family Actinidae.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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actinia
ak-tin′i-a, n. a genus of marine animals of the class Polypi, growing on rocks or shells, with numerous tentacles or rays like the petals of a flower, from which they are often called animal flowers or sea-anemones. [From Gr. aktis, aktinos, a ray.]
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🔤- actinia, noun, singular of actinias.
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