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Webster 1913 Edition


Actinia


Ac-tin′i-a

,
Noun.
;
pl. L.
Actiniæ
, E.
Actinias
.
[Latinized fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], ray.]
(Zool.)
(a)
An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family
Actinidæ
. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called
animal flowers
and
sea anemones
. [See
Polyp
.].
(b)
A genus in the family
Actinidæ
.

Definition 2024


Actinia

Actinia

See also: actinia and actínia

Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Actinia f

  1. A taxonomic genus within the family Actiniidae – certain sea anemones.

Hypernyms

Hyponyms

actinia

actinia

See also: Actinia and actínia

English

Noun

actinia (plural actinias)

  1. a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia.
    • 1869, Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, page 205:
      Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.

Translations


Latin

Noun

actīnia

  1. nominative plural of actīnium
  2. accusative plural of actīnium
  3. vocative plural of actīnium