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ac•tin•i•an
(ak tin′ē ən),USA pronunciation adj.
n.
- Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the order or suborder Actiniaria, comprising the sea anemones.
n.
- Invertebratesany sea anemone.
- Neo-Latin Actini(a) actinia + -an
- 1885–90
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