Actinias

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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]