actinal

Meaning

Adjective

  • Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
  • Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.

Origin

  • From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς -al. The usage was coined by Louis Agassiz (See quotations below.).

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