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actiniform

[ ak-tin-uh-fawrm ]

adjective

, Zoology.
  1. having a radiate form.


actiniform

/ ækˈtɪnɪˌfɔːm /

adjective

  1. another word for actinoid
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of actiniform1

First recorded in 1835–45; actin- + -i- + -form
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Word History and Origins

Origin of actiniform1

C20: from actino- + -form
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Example Sentences

The animals are actiniform, furnished with numerous cleft tentacula, in the centre of which is the polygonal mouth.

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