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Actinia vs Actinian - What's the difference?

actinia | actinian |

As nouns the difference between actinia and actinian

is that actinia is a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia while actinian is a sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria.

actinia

English

(wikipedia actinia)

Noun

(en noun)
  • a sea anemone, a member of the genus Actinia .
  • * 1869 , Cooke (editor), Hardwicke's Science-Gossip , page 205:
    • Cut off the tentacles of an actinia , and they are replaced in a short time, and the experiment may be repeated indefinitely.

    actinian

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (zoology) A sea anemone (of the order Actiniaria )