Radiate animals
1radiate — verb 1》 emit (light, heat, or other energy) in the form of rays or waves. ↘be emitted in such a way. ↘display (a strong feeling or quality). 2》 diverge from or as if from a central point. ↘[as adjective radiated] used in names of… …
2actinal — adjective a) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish. The so called mouth is always placed at one of these poles, and from it radiate the most prominent organs, in consequence of …
3radiata — ˌrādēˈäd.ə, ˈād.ə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, neuter plural of radiatus furnished with rays, from past participle of radiare to emit rays in some classifications : a major category of invertebrates including… …
4radiata — n. pl. (Zool.) Radiate animals, rayed animals …
5Interradial — In ter*ra di*al, a. Between the radii, or rays; in zo[ o]logy, said of certain parts of radiate animals; as, the interradial plates of a starfish. [1913 Webster] …
6abactinal — adjective (of radiate animals) located on the surface or end opposite to that on which the mouth is situated • Ant: ↑actinal …
7echinoderm — /i kuy neuh derrm , ek euh neuh /, n. any marine animal of the invertebrate phylum Echinodermata, having a radiating arrangement of parts and a body wall stiffened by calcareous pieces that may protrude as spines and including the starfishes, sea …
8Asterales — ▪ plant order Introduction daisy order of flowering plants, containing 11 families and some 26,000 species. The major families are Asteraceae and Campanulaceae (including Lobeliaceae), with far fewer species in the remaining families of… …
9angiosperm — /an jee euh sperrm /, n. Bot. a plant having its seeds enclosed in an ovary; a flowering plant. Cf. gymnosperm. [ANGIO + SPERM] * * * ▪ plant Introduction any member of the more than 300,000 species of flowering plants (division Anthophyta) …
10symmetry — /sim i tree/, n., pl. symmetries. 1. the correspondence in size, form, and arrangement of parts on opposite sides of a plane, line, or point; regularity of form or arrangement in terms of like, reciprocal, or corresponding parts. 2. the proper or …
