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Definition of Actinia
1. Noun. A genus of sea anemone common in rock pools.
Generic synonyms: Coelenterate Genus
Group relationships: Actinaria, Actiniaria, Order Actinaria, Order Actiniaria
2. Noun. Any sea anemone or related animal.
Group relationships: Actinaria, Actiniaria, Order Actinaria, Order Actiniaria
Generic synonyms: Anemone, Sea Anemone
Definition of Actinia
1. n. 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.].
Definition of Actinia
1. Noun. a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actiniaria. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Actinia
1. a marine animal [n -IAE or -IAS]
Medical Definition of Actinia
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Actinia
Literary usage of Actinia
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London by Royal Society (Great Britain) (1874)
"The probability of a continuous plexus round the actinia and beneath each
chromatophore is suggested, and the physiological action of the structures in ..."
2. The Wonders of Geology: Or, A Familiar Exposition of Geological Phenomena by Gideon Algernon Mantell, Thomas Rupert Jones (1858)
"The accompanying plan of the internal structure of the actinia (Lign. 142) serve
to illustrate these remarks. The Surface of the LIGN. US. ..."
3. Annals and Magazine of Natural History by William Jardine (1853)
"Jones, an illustration of actinia, taken from Quoy and Gaimard (Voyage de 1'Uranie),
also conveys the same impression. Two only of the several authors which ..."
4. Proceedings of the Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh by Royal Physical Society of Edinburgh (1863)
"To the peduncle of one of these was attached a small actinia, about half an inch
in length, and one-eighth of an inch in diameter. ..."
5. New Mallophaga by Vernon Lyman Kellogg, Robert Evens Snodgrass (1896)
"To the peduncle of one of these was attached a small actinia, about half an inch
in length, and one-eighth of an inch in diameter. ..."
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