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actinia

[ ak-tin-ee-uh ]

noun

plural actiniae actinias.
  1. a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.


actinia

/ æˈɪɪə /

noun

  1. any sea anemone of the genus Actinia, which are common in rock pools
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of actinia1

From New Latin, dating back to 1740–50; actin-, -ia
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Word History and Origins

Origin of actinia1

C18: New Latin, literally: things having a radial structure. See actino- , -ia
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Example Sentences

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Having the form of rays; radiated, as an actinia.

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He had a glass globe on the table, and from time to time he went on feeding with scraps of mussel the beautiful specimens of actinia; attached to a fragment of rock.

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An important member of the zoophyte family, and one often introduced into aquaria, is the actinia, or sea-anemone, sometimes called sea-rose.

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It was thickly covered with a mass of corals, actiniae, and other productions of the ocean, of vast dimensions, of every possible form, and of the most brilliant colours.

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Great sea slugs crawled about on the bottom with gigantic starfish, and actiniae of vivid colours spread their tentacled blossoms.

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