Radiata
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Radiata
1820–30; < New Latin, noun use of neuter plural of Latin radiātus radiate (adj.)
Example Sentences
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Eumetazoa are subdivided into radially symmetrical animals and bilaterally symmetrical animals, and are thus classified into clade Bilateria or Radiata, respectively.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Eumetazoans branch into Radiata, diploblastic animals with radial symmetry, and Bilateria, triploblastic animals with bilateral symmetry.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015
Radiata pine is loaded into one of two reactors at the company's plant in Arnhem in the Netherlands.
From BBC • May 6, 2011
Besides his job as ship's doctor he had the un-naval post of naturalist, and intended to keep a weather eye out for Mollusca, Acalephae, Cirripedia, epizoa, Radiata and such.
From Time Magazine Archive
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The usual classification of animals, is that of Vertebrata, Articulata, Mollusca, and Radiata.
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 06, No. 35, September, 1860 by Various
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