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Word: Actinal
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 19th century; earliest use found in Louis Agassiz (1807–1873), zoologist and geologist. From ancient Greek ἀκτῖν-, ἀκτίς ray + -al
Definition:
Designating the part or surface of an echinoderm or other radiate animal which contains the mouth and surrounding organs (as the lower or oral side of a starfish); relating to this part.
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