Definition of actinian in English:

actinian

noun akˈtɪnɪənakˈtinēən

Zoology

A sea anemone.
〔动〕海葵
Example sentencesExamples
- However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts.
- It has been seen that varying temperatures have a dramatic effect on the growth rates of some actinians.
- The larger, more conspicuous include other species of cold-water coral, actinians and sponges.
- Even on reefs, most species of host actinians are inconspicuous, unlike their partner fish.
- Cold-water coral mound dominated by Lophelia pertusa and colonised by orange actinians and a white anthipathrian.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from the modern Latin genus name Actinia (from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray') + -an.

Definition of actinian in US English:

actinian

nounakˈtinēən

Zoology

A sea anemone.
〔动〕海葵
Example sentencesExamples
- However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts.
- It has been seen that varying temperatures have a dramatic effect on the growth rates of some actinians.
- Even on reefs, most species of host actinians are inconspicuous, unlike their partner fish.
- Cold-water coral mound dominated by Lophelia pertusa and colonised by orange actinians and a white anthipathrian.
- The larger, more conspicuous include other species of cold-water coral, actinians and sponges.

Origin

Mid 18th century: from the modern Latin genus name Actinia (from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’) + -an.

单词	actinian
释义	Definition of actinian in English: actinian noun akˈtɪnɪənakˈtinēən Zoology A sea anemone. 〔动〕海葵 Example sentencesExamples However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts. It has been seen that varying temperatures have a dramatic effect on the growth rates of some actinians. The larger, more conspicuous include other species of cold-water coral, actinians and sponges. Even on reefs, most species of host actinians are inconspicuous, unlike their partner fish. Cold-water coral mound dominated by Lophelia pertusa and colonised by orange actinians and a white anthipathrian. Origin Mid 18th century: from the modern Latin genus name Actinia (from Greek aktis, aktin- 'ray') + -an. Definition of actinian in US English: actinian nounakˈtinēən Zoology A sea anemone. 〔动〕海葵 Example sentencesExamples However, actinians, like all coelenterates, capture and digest animal prey with their nematocysts. It has been seen that varying temperatures have a dramatic effect on the growth rates of some actinians. Even on reefs, most species of host actinians are inconspicuous, unlike their partner fish. Cold-water coral mound dominated by Lophelia pertusa and colonised by orange actinians and a white anthipathrian. The larger, more conspicuous include other species of cold-water coral, actinians and sponges. Origin Mid 18th century: from the modern Latin genus name Actinia (from Greek aktis, aktin- ‘ray’) + -an.
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