actinia

Noun
Synonyms: Actiniagenus Actiniaactinianactiniarian

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

  1. a genus of sea anemone common in rock poolsSynonyms: Actiniagenus Actinia
  2. any sea anemone or related animalSynonyms: actinianactiniarian
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Actinia \Ac*tin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. Actini[ae], E. Actinias. [Latinized fr. Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zool.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family Actinid[ae]. 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 Actinid[ae]. [1913 Webster]
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