actinosome

English

Etymology

From actino- +‎ -some.

Noun

actinosome (plural actinosomes)

1. (zoology) The body of various cnidarians and ctenophores, such as the starfish.

References

• “actinosome”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.