actinia

[ ak-tin-ee-uh ]

noun

, plural ac·tin·i·ae [ak-, tin, -ee-ee], ac·tin·i·as.

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

actinia

/ ækˈtɪnɪə /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of actinia¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of actinia¹

C18: New Latin, literally: things having a radial structure. See actino- , -ia

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

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.

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

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It was thickly covered with a mass of corals, actiniae, and other productions of the ocean, of vast dimensions, of every possible form, and of the most brilliant colours.

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Great sea slugs crawled about on the bottom with gigantic starfish, and actiniae of vivid colours spread their tentacled blossoms.

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