Definition of Actiniarian

1. Noun. Any sea anemone or related animal.

Exact synonyms: Actinia, Actinian
Group relationships: Actinaria, Actiniaria, Order Actinaria, Order Actiniaria
Generic synonyms: Anemone, Sea Anemone

Lexicographical Neighbors of Actiniarian

actinal
actinally
actinaria
actineon
acting
acting(a)
acting out
acting scrum-half
acting scrum-halves
acting up
actings
actinia
actiniae
actinian
actinians
actiniarian (current term)
actinias
actinic
actinic cheilitis
actinic conjunctivitis
actinic dermatitis
actinic granuloma
actinic keratitis
actinic keratosis
actinic prurigo
actinic radiation
actinic ray
actinic reticuloid
actinically
actinide

Literary usage of Actiniarian

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Review of Copepoda Associated with Sea Anemones and Anemone-like Forms by Arthur Grover Humes (1982)
"Site: Forms aggregations in immediate vicinity of actiniarian. ... Notes: The copepods are confined to the membranous cutícula of the actiniarian, ..."

2. Journal of Morphology by Wistar Institute of Anatomy and Biology (1889)
"I was much struck by the resemblance which the actiniarian fauna of the Bahamas presents to that of the Pacific, and its decided difference from that of the ..."

3. Вестник зоологии. Отдельний выпуск by НАН Украины, Instytut zoolohiï (Akademii︠a︡ nauk Ukraïnsʹkoï RSR), Instytut zoolohiï im. I.I. Shmalʹhauzena (1899)
"... a new species of actiniarian from Oceania. PR Dublin Soc. NS viii, 1898, pp. 693-695. 119. & DUERDEN, JE On some Actiniaria from Australia and Abstract ..."

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