actinia
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 9
- Words With Friends
- 11
- Letters
- 7
Definition of actinia
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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A sea anemone, specifically a member of the genus Actinia.
“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.”
“Cut off the tentacles of an actinia, and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From taxonomic name Actinia (genus name).
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