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triradiate
[ trahy-rey-dee-it, -eyt ]
adjective
- having three rays or raylike processes.
triradiate
/ traɪˈreɪdɪɪt; -ˌeɪt /
adjective
- biology having or consisting of three rays or radiating branches
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Derived Forms
- triˈradiately, adverb
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Other Words From
- tri·ra·di·ate·ly adverb
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Word History and Origins
Origin of triradiate1
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Example Sentences
The prepubic bones have a partially expanded fan-like form, and never show the triradiate shape, and are never anchylosed.
Some Teleosteans, like Diodon hystrix, have scales with triradiate roots from which arise long sharp spines directed backwards.
Spicula mixed, of two different kinds, simple needles and geminate-triradiate.
Spicula all together geminate-triradiate, with a simple stout middle rod and three arborescent shanks on each end of it.
Spicula all geminate-triradiate, with a stout and short middle rod and three arborescent shanks on each end of it.
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