Plural of actinia; multiple sea anemones or members of the actinia genus.
Latin plural form of actinia, following classical taxonomy naming conventions where -ae indicates a plural feminine noun.
In scientific Latin, adding -ae to actinia makes it plural, but it also groups these creatures into a recognized taxonomic unit—it's the formal way scientists say 'these organisms belong together as a category'!
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