Hypertext Webster Gateway: "actinia"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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} and
{sea anemones}. [See {Polyp}.].
(b) A genus in the family {Actinid[ae]}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Actinia
n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: {Actinia},
{genus Actinia}]
2: any sea anemone or related animal [syn: {actinian}, {actiniarian}]
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