Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Agenus of zoöphytes, belonging to the Radiata of Cuvier, regarded as the type of the order Malacodermata, subclass Zoantharia, class Actinozoa, subkingdom Cælenterata, in modern classification.
- noun An animal of the genus Actinia or family Actiniidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun An animal of the class Anthozoa, and family
Actinidæ . From a resemblance to flowers in form and color, they are often calledanimal flowers andsea anemones . [Seepolyp .]. - noun A genus in the family
Actinidæ .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun a
sea anemone , a member of the genusActinia .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools
- noun any sea anemone or related animal
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Examples
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He postulated as the far-back ancestor of Vertebrates, "an actinia-like, vermiform being, elongated in the direction of the mouth-slit" (p. 410, 1906), and derived the central nervous system from the circum-oral ring of this primitive form, the notochord from its stomodæum, and the coelom from the peripheral parts of the gastric cavity (p. 169, 1909).
Form and Function A Contribution to the History of Animal Morphology
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Actinia Bay, from the large number of actinia which the dredge brought up there.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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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.
Dynevor Terrace: or, the clue of life — Volume 1 Charlotte Mary Yonge 1862
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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.
The Botanic Garden A Poem in Two Parts. Part 1: the Economy of Vegetation Erasmus Darwin 1766
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