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actiniform

[ak-tin-uh-fawrm]

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adjective Zoology.

having a radiate form.

Origin of actiniform

First recorded in 1835–45; actin- + -i- + -form

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Examples from the Web for actiniform

Historical Examples of actiniform

The animals are actiniform, furnished with numerous cleft tentacula, in the centre of which is the polygonal mouth.
The Ocean World:
Louis Figuier

British Dictionary definitions for actiniform

actiniform

adjective

another word for actinoid

Word Origin for actiniform

C20: from actino- + -form

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