- genus Actinia
- nouna genus of sea anemone common in rock pools• Syn: ↑Actinia• Hypernyms: ↑coelenterate genus• Member Holonyms: ↑Actiniaria, ↑order Actiniaria, ↑Actinaria, ↑order Actinaria
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genus Actinia
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actinia — [ak tin′ē ə] n. pl. actiniae [ak tin′ē ē΄] or actinias [ModL < Gr aktis (gen. aktinos), a ray] any of a genus (Actinia) of sea anemones actinian adj., n … English World dictionary
actinia — noun a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely … Wiktionary
actinia — /ak tin ee euh/, n., pl. actiniae / tin ee ee /, actinias. a sea anemone, esp. of the genus Actinia. [1740 50; < NL; see ACTIN , IA] * * * … Universalium
actinia — /ækˈtɪniə/ (say ak tineeuh) noun (plural actiniae /ækˈtɪnii/ (say ak tineeee)) a sea anemone of the genus Actinia …
actinia — n. (pl. actiniae) any sea anemone, esp. of the genus Actinia. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk aktis inos ray … Useful english dictionary
Actinia — n. (pl. actiniae) any sea anemone, esp. of the genus Actinia. Etymology: mod.L f. Gk aktis inos ray … Useful english dictionary
Actinia — Ac*tin i*a, n.; pl. L. {Actini[ae]}, E. {Actinias}. [Latinized fr. Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zo[ o]l.) (a) An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family {Actinid[ae]}. From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often called {animal flowers}… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
coelenterate genus — noun a genus of coelenterates • Hypernyms: ↑genus • Hyponyms: ↑Chrysaora, ↑genus Chrysaora, ↑genus Hydra, ↑genus Nanomia, ↑Physalia, ↑genus Physalia, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Beadlet anemone — Taxobox name = Beadlet Anemone image width = 300px image caption = Green Beadlet Anemone ( Actinia equina ), the lower shore line at low tide, Mediterranean sea, Palermo. regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Anthozoa subclassis =… … Wikipedia
Strawberry anemone — Taxobox name = Strawberry Anemone image width = 250px image caption = Strawberry Anemone ( Actinia fragacea ), the lower shore line at low tide, Lundy, Bristol Channel, UK. regnum = Animalia phylum = Cnidaria classis = Anthozoa subclassis =… … Wikipedia
