radiate+animal
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… …
2moss animal — bryozoan. [1880 85] * * * ▪ invertebrate Introduction also called bryozoan, any member of the phylum Bryozoa (also called Polyzoa or Ectoprocta), in which there are about 5,000 extant species. Another 15,000 species are known only from… …
3ray — I. noun Etymology: Middle English raye, from Anglo French raie, from Latin raia Date: 14th century any of an order (Rajiformes) of usually marine cartilaginous fishes (as stingrays and skates) having the body flattened dorsoventrally, the eyes on …
4ray — ray1 raylike, adj. /ray/, n. 1. a narrow beam of light. 2. a gleam or slight manifestation: a ray of hope. 3. a raylike line or stretch of something. 4. light or radiance. 5. a line of sight. 6. Physics, Optics. a …
5ray — I [[t]reɪ[/t]] n. 1) a narrow beam of light 2) a slight manifestation: a ray of hope[/ex] 3) radiance 4) opt phs opt a) any of the lines or streams in which light appears to radiate from a luminous body b) the straight line normal to the wave… …
6Abactinal — Ab*ac ti*nal ([a^]b*[a^]k t[i^]*nal), a. [L. ab + E. actinal.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the surface or end opposite to the mouth in a radiate animal; opposed to {actinal}. The aboral or abactinal area. L. Agassiz. [1913 Webster] …
7Actinal — Ac ti*nal, a. [Gr. ?, ?, ray.] (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth. L. Agassiz. [1913 Webster] || …
8Paramere — Par a*mere, n. [Pref. para + mere.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the symmetrical halves of any one of the radii, or spheromeres, of a radiate animal, as a starfish. [1913 Webster] …
9Spherosome — Sphe ro*some, n. [Sphere + some body.] (Zo[ o]l.) The body wall of any radiate animal. [1913 Webster] …
10ray — n. [L. radius, ray] 1. One of a number of fine lines radiating from a center. 2. Each arm of the triradiate lumen of nematodes and other pseudocoelomates. 3. A division of a radiate animal …
