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ACTINIA

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ac⋅tin⋅i⋅a

  [ak-tin-ee-uh]
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–noun, plural -tin⋅i⋅ae  [-tin-ee-ee] , -tin⋅i⋅as.
a sea anemone, esp. of the genus Actinia.
Origin:
1740–50; < NL; see actin-, -ia
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ac·tin·i·a   (āk-tĭn'ē-ə)   
n.   pl. ac·tin·i·ae (-ē-ē') also ac·tin·i·ans
A sea anemone or a related animal.

[New Latin Actīnia, genus name, from Greek aktīs, aktīn-, ray; see actino-.]
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