abactinal
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
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Adjective
abactinal (comparative more abactinal, superlative most abactinal)
- (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
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Adjective
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