octactinal
/ɒkˈtaktɪnl/ /ɒktakˈtʌɪnl/Zoology rare
adjective
Having eight rays; specifically of or relating to the subclass Octocorallia (formerly called Octactiniae) of anthozoan corals whose polyps bear eight pinnate tentacles.
Origin
Late 19th century; earliest use found in The Century Dictionary. From octo- + ἄκτιν-, ἀκτίς ray + -al. Compare actinal.
- post-processor
- post-processual
- post-produce
- post-production
- post-puberal
- post-pubertal
- post-puberty
- post-pubescent
- postpubic
- postpubis
- post-punk
- post-punker
- post-pyramidal
- postpyramidal
- post-racial
- post-racist
- postradical
- post-Raphaelite
- post-rave
- postreduction
- postreductional
- post-religious
- post rem
- postreme
- postrenal