"actinia" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: actinias [plural], actiniae [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Actinia (genus name). Etymology templates: {{der|en|mul|Actinia}} translingual Actinia Head templates: {{en-noun|s|actiniae}} actinia (plural actinias or actiniae)
  1. A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia. Wikipedia link: actinia Categories (lifeform): Sea anemones Translations (a sea anemone): aktinio (Esperanto), maranemono (Esperanto), marrozo (Esperanto), Seeanemone [feminine] (German), actínia [feminine] (Portuguese), katiniad (Volapük)

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