- tetractinal
- tetractˈinal (or /-īˈnəl/) or tetracˈtine adjective• • •Main Entry: ↑tetra-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tetractinal
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anatriaene — n. [Gr. ana, up; triaina, trident] (PORIFERA) A tetractinal megasclere with three short recurved rays and a single long shaft … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
dichotriaene — n. [Gr. dicha, in two; triaina, trident] (PORIFERA) A tetractinal megasclere with forked clads … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
discotriaene — n. [Gr. diskos, circular plate; triaina, trident] (PORIFERA) A tetractinal spicule with three rays flattened flush in one plane with a short pointed fourth axis … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
phyllotriaene — n. [Gr. phyllon, leaf; triaina, trident] (PORIFERA) Tetractinal spicule with three rays of flattened discs and the fourth ray short and pointed … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
stauractine — adj. [Gr. stauros, cross; aktis, ray] (PORIFERA) A tetractinal spicule with all four rays in a single plane … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
triactinal — adj. [Gr. treis, three; aktis, ray] (PORIFERA) Having a three pointed or rayed spicule; see diactinal, tetractinal, monactinal … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
foursquare — Synonyms and related words: aboveboard, authentic, biquadratic, bona fide, cube shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, fair and square, four, four legged, four rayed, genuine, good faith, oblong, on the level, on the square, on the up and … Moby Thesaurus
quadrilateral — Synonyms and related words: bifacial, bilateral, biquadratic, cube shaped, cubed, cubic, cubiform, cuboid, diced, dihedral, flanked, four, four legged, four rayed, foursquare, handed, lateral, many sided, multilateral, oblong, one sided,… … Moby Thesaurus
quadruped — Synonyms and related words: amphibian, aquatic, biped, biquadratic, canine, cannibal, carnivore, cosmopolite, feline, four, four legged, four rayed, foursquare, gnawer, herbivore, insectivore, invertebrate, mammal, mammalian, marsupial,… … Moby Thesaurus
quaternary — Synonyms and related words: Little Joe, biquadrate, biquadratic, four, four legged, four part diaphony, four rayed, foursome, foursquare, quad, quadrangle, quadrature, quadrennium, quadric, quadrilateral, quadrille, quadrinomial, quadrivalent,… … Moby Thesaurus
