2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Actinia \Ac*tin"i*a\, n.; pl. L. {Actini[ae]}, E. {Actinias}. [Latinized fr. Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zool.) (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]}. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Actinia n 1: a genus of sea anemone common in rock pools [syn: {genus Actinia}] 2: any sea anemone or related animal [syn: {actinian}, {actiniarian}]
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