Actinian Definition

ăk-tĭnē-ən
actiniae, actinians
noun
A sea anemone.
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Other Word Forms of Actinian

Noun

Singular:
actinian
Plural:
actinians

Origin of Actinian

  • New Latin Actīnia genus name from Greek aktīs aktīn- ray actino–

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Actinian Sentence Examples

  • A pause in the development follows, during which no new mesenteries are formed, and then the six-rayed symmetry characteristic of a normal Actinian zooid is completed by the formation of the mesenteries V, V in the lateral chambers, and VI, VI in the sulcolateral chambers, their muscle-banners being so disposed that they form couples respectively with II, II and I, I.

  • Moreover, there are some modern corals in which the secondary cycle of mesenteries departs from the Actinian plan.

  • Duerden has shown that in Porites the ordinary zooids possess only six couples of mesenteries arranged on the Actinian plan.

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