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ACTINAL
actinal
(adjective) (of radiate organisms) located on the surface or end on which the mouth is situated
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
actinal
(zoology) Pertaining to the side or surface around the mouth in an animal that has radial symmetry such as a starfish.
(zoology) Pertaining to the axis of rotational symmetry in radiate animals.
Anagrams
• alicant, antical
Source: Wiktionary
Ac"ti*nal, a. Etym: [Gr. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Pertaining to the part of a radiate animal which contains the mouth. L. Agassiz.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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NURSE
(verb) treat carefully; “He nursed his injured back by lying in bed several hours every afternoon”; “He nursed the flowers in his garden and fertilized them regularly”
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