Actinian - English meaning

Actinian – definitions in English dictionary

noun
A sea anemone.
Usage examples:
However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts.

放线菌

Actijn

Actinien

Aktinisch

एक्टिनियन

Attiniano

액티니안

Актиний

Actiniano

Word origin

mid 18th century: from the modern Latin genus name Actinia (from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’) + -an.

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noun
A sea anemone.
Usage examples:
However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts.

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