actinia

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See also: Actinia and actínia

English[edit]

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Etymology[edit]

From translingual Actinia (genus name).

Noun[edit]

actinia (plural actinias or actiniae)

  1. A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia. [from 18th c.]
    • 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 121:
      The Abbe Dicquemarre has further elucidated the history of the actinia; and observed their manner of taking their prey by inclosing it in these beautiful rays like a net.
    • 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.

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Latin[edit]

Noun[edit]

actīnia

  1. nominative/accusative/vocative plural of actīnium