abactinal

English

Etymology

From ab- +‎ actinal.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /æˈbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˌæˌbækˈtaɪ.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbækˌtaɪ.nl̩/

Adjective

abactinal (comparative more abactinal, superlative most abactinal)

1. (zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
   • 1857, Louis Agassiz, Contributions to Natural History, volume 4, page 376:

     The so-called mouth is always placed at one end of these poles, and from it radiate the most prominent organs, in consequence of which I have called this side of the body the oral or actinal area, and the opposite side the aboral or abactinal area.

   Antonym: actinal

Translations

pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal

• Dutch: abactinaal
• Indonesian: abaktinal (id)
• (deprecated template usage) {{trans-mid}}
• Manx: gyn goullyn
• Portuguese: abactinal (pt)

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Portuguese

Adjective

1. (zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)