actinal
Americanadjective
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having tentacles or rays.
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pertaining to the oral area from which the arms or tentacles radiate.
adjective
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of or denoting the oral part of a radiate animal, such as a jellyfish, sea anemone, or sponge, from which the rays, tentacles, or arms grow
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possessing rays or tentacles, as a jellyfish
Other Word Forms
Etymology
Origin of actinal
1857; actin- + -al 1; coined, with sense of actinal def. 2, by Louis Agassiz
Example Sentences
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Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal;Ðopposed to actinal.
From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary by Webster, Noah
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