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actinia

actinia noun: a sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.

Noun

actinia (plural actinias or actiniae)

  1. A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
    • 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.1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 121
    • Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.1869, Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, page 205

actinia meaning in Tamil

actinia in Tamil

கடற்பஞ்சு இனம்

Forms of actinia

pluralactinias
pluralactiniae

Origin of actinia

From taxonomic name Actinia (genus name).

Questions about actinia

What does actinia mean?
Actinia means a sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
What is actinia in Tamil?
Actinia in Tamil is கடற்பஞ்சு இனம். See Actinia meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is actinia?
Actinia is a noun.
What is the plural of actinia?
The plural of actinia is actinias.

Words near actinia in the dictionary

  1. acting the jinnet
  2. acting the maggot
  3. acting up
  4. acting upon
  5. actings
  6. actinia
  7. actiniae
  8. actinian
  9. actinians
  10. actiniarian
  11. actiniarians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: actinia (page history and authors); Actinia (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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