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ACTINIA

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: actiniae   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Any sea anemone or related animal

Synonyms:

actinia; actinian; actiniarian

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("actinia" is a kind of...):

anemone; sea anemone (marine polyps that resemble flowers but have oral rings of tentacles; differ from corals in forming no hard skeleton)

Holonyms ("actinia" is a member of...):

Actinaria; Actiniaria; order Actinaria; order Actiniaria (sea anemones)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A genus of sea anemone common in rock pools

Synonyms:

Actinia; genus Actinia

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Actinia" is a kind of...):

coelenterate genus (a genus of coelenterates)

Holonyms ("Actinia" is a member of...):

Actinaria; Actiniaria; order Actinaria; order Actiniaria (sea anemones)

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