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English
Etymology
From ab- + actinal.
Pronunciation
Adjective
abactinal (comparative more abactinal, superlative most abactinal)
- (zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
- Antonym: actinal
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.
Derived terms
Translations
pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal
Portuguese
Pronunciation
- (Brazil) IPA(key): /a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ , /a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaw/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /a.bak.t͡ʃiˈnaw/ , /a.ba.ki.t͡ʃiˈnaw/
- Hyphenation: a‧bac‧ti‧nal
Adjective
abactinal m or f (plural abactinais)
- (zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)
Spanish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /abaɡtiˈnal/
- Rhymes: -al
- Syllabification: a‧bac‧ti‧nal
Adjective
abactinal m or f (masculine and feminine plural abactinales)
- abactinal