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Webster 1913 Edition

Actinula

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Ac-tin′u-la

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Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK], [GREEK], a ray.]
(Zool.)
A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (
Tubularia
), having a stellate form.

Definition 2024

actinula

actinula

English

Noun

actinula ‎(plural actinulae)

  1. (zoology) A kind of embryo of certain hydroids (Tubularia), having a stellate form.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀκτίς ‎(aktís, “ray”) (genitive ἀκτῖνος ‎(aktînos)) +‎ -ula.

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