actinal
Definition of actinal
: belonging to the part of a radiate animal from which the tentacles or arms radiate and where the mouth is situated —often used as an equivalent of oral
actinally
\ˈak-tə-nə-lē, (ˈ)ak-¦tī-nəl-ē\ adverbFrom the M-W Editors
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Origin and Etymology of actinal
Greek aktīn-, aktís “ray, beam, spoke of a wheel” + 1-al
-actinal
Definition of -actinal
: -actine
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Greek aktīn-, aktís “ray, beam, spoke of a wheel” + 1-al
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