ACTINIAN

Meaning of ACTINIAN in English

/ak tin"ee euhn/ , adj.

1. belonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones.

2. any sea anemone.

[ 1885-90; Actini ( a ) ACTINIA + -AN ]

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ACTINIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin actinia, from Greek aktin-, aktis Date: 1888 sea anemone
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACTINIAN — I. (ˈ)ak|tinēən adjective or ac·tin·i·ar·i·an |akˌtinē|a(a)rēən, ak|t- ; or ac·ti·nar·i·an |aktə|na(a)r- Etymology: New Latin Actinia or Actiniaria, Actinaria + English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ACTINIAN — n. sea anemone
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
ACTINIAN — noun Etymology: New Latin actinia, from Greek aktin-, aktis Date: 1888 : sea anemone
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ACTINIAN — [ ak'tɪnɪən ] ■ noun Zoology a sea anemone. Origin C18: from the mod. L. genus name Actinia (from Gk …
Concise Oxford English vocab
ACTINIAN — [ac.tin.i.an] n [NL actinia, fr. Gk aktin-, aktis] (1888): sea anemone
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ACTINIAN — n. Pronunciation: ak- ' ti-n ē - ə n Function: noun Etymology: New Latin actinia, from Greek aktin-, aktis Date: …
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ACTINIARIAN — I. adjective see actinian I II. noun see actinian II
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ACTINARIAN — I. adjective see actinian I II. noun see actinian II
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OPELET — ˈōplə̇t noun ( -s ) Etymology: ope (I) + -let : a bright-colored European actinian ( Anemonia sulcata ) with …
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COLUMN — ˈkäləm, sometimes ÷ -lyəm noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English columne, from Middle French colomne, from Latin columna, from …
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CERIANTHID — ˌsirēˈan(t)thə̇d noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Cerianthidae : any actinian of the family Cerianthidae
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ACTINIO- — combining form Etymology: Actinia : actinian actinio chrome actinio hematin
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ACTIN- — combining form or actini- or actino- Etymology: New Latin actin- ray, from Greek aktin-, aktino-, from aktin-, aktis; akin to …
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SEA AMENONE — () Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian.
Английский словарь Webster
SCYPHISTOMA — (n.) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.
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OPELET — (n.) A bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia, / Anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its tentacles.
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GONIDIAL — (a.) Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian.
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SEA AMENONE — Any one of numerous species of soft-bodied Anthozoa, belonging to the order Actrinaria; an actinian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SCYPHISTOMA — ( n. ) The young attached larva of Discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
OPELET — ( n. ) A bright-colored European actinian (Anemonia, / Anthea, sulcata); -- so called because it does not retract its …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
GONIDIAL — ( a. ) Of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a gonidial groove of an actinian.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA AMENONE — any one of numerous species of soft-bodied anthozoa, belonging to the order actrinaria; an actinian.
Webster English vocab
SCYPHISTOMA — noun the young attached larva of discophora in the stage when it resembles a hydroid, or actinian.
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OPELET — noun a bright-colored european actinian (anemonia, / anthea, sulcata); so called because it does not retract its tentacles.
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GONIDIAL — adj pertaining to, or containing, gonidia. 2. gonidial ·adj of or pertaining to the angles of the mouth; as, a …
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