abactinal

English

Etymology

From ab- +‎ actinal.

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /æˈbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbæk.tə.nl̩/, /ˌæˌbækˈtaɪ.nl̩/, /ˈæˌbækˌtaɪ.nl̩/

Adjective

abactinal (comparative more abactinal, superlative most abactinal)

(zoology) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal.
- 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.
Antonym: actinal

Translations

pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal

Dutch: abactinaal
Indonesian: abaktinal (id)

Manx: gyn goullyn
Portuguese: abactinal (pt)

Portuguese

Adjective

abactinal m or f (plural abactinais, comparable)

(zoology) abactinal (pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal)

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