actinia
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English
Etymology
From translingual Actinia (genus name).
Noun
actinia (plural actinias or actiniae)
- A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
- 1791, Erasmus Darwin, The Economy of Vegetation, J. Johnson, page 121:
- 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.
- 1869, Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip, page 205:
- Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.
Translations
a sea anemone
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Latin
Noun
actīnia