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actinian Zool.|ækˈtɪnɪən|
[f. Actinia + -an.]
A sea-anemone belonging to the genus Actinia.
1888Athenæum 30 June 830 A tube-forming actinian (Cerianthus membranaceus). 1902Fortn. Rev. June 1012 The actinian..merely responds mechanically to a chemical stimulus.
[f. Actinia n. + -an.] A. adj. Belonging to or characteristic of the order Actiniaria (the sea anemones) or the genus Actinia. B. n. A member of the order Actiniaria or the genus Actinia; a sea anemone.
1888Rolleston & Jackson Forms Animal Life (ed. 2) 742 It [sc. the ciliated larva] usually assumes the Actinian condition while in the free-swimming stage. 1888Athenæum 30 June 830 A tube-forming actinian (Cerianthus membranaceus). 1889Proc. R. Soc. Victoria I. 112 The discovery of three parasitic Actinian larvae on a Scyphomedusa. 1928T. A. Stephenson Brit. Sea Anemones I. p. viii, I acknowledge the debt which I owe..for invaluable assistance during the early part of my study of Actinians. Ibid., The present monograph deals primarily with Actinian morphology. 1992Copeia iii. 902/2 The host actinian represents the territorial center and primary source of defense for anemonefish. |