actinia

American  

[ak-tin-ee-uh] / ækˈtɪn i ə /

noun

plural

actiniae, actinias

1. a sea anemone, especially of the genus Actinia.

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actinia British  

/ ækˈtɪnɪə /

noun

1. any sea anemone of the genus Actinia, which are common in rock pools

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Etymology

Origin of actinia

From New Latin, dating back to 1740–50; actin-, -ia

Example Sentences

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.

From The Haute Noblesse A Novel by Fenn, George Manville

On the afternoon following the expedition to Bickleypool, Louis was seated, with an earthenware pan before him, coaxing an actinia with raw beef to expand her blossom, to be copied for Miss Faithfull.

From Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 by Yonge, Charlotte Mary

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

From Harper's Young People, April 13, 1880 An Illustrated Weekly by Various

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.

From The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation by Darwin, Erasmus

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

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah