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pentameral

pentameral adjective: fivefold (of a symmetry group).

Adjective

pentameral (not comparable)

  1. fivefold (of a symmetry group)
    • All echinoderms share the following characteristics: (a) a pentameral radial symmetry in adults, imposed on a bilateral larval symmetry, (b) a unique water vascular or “ambulacral” system, comprising a network of fluid-filled canals, that serves functions in feeding, gas exchange, and also in...2015 August 7, “Phylogeny of Echinoderm Hemoglobins”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Questions about pentameral

What does pentameral mean?
Pentameral means fivefold (of a symmetry group).
What part of speech is pentameral?
Pentameral is an adjective.

Words near pentameral in the dictionary

  1. pentamannose
  2. pentamannoses
  3. pentamannosyl
  4. pentamdine
  5. pentamer
  6. pentameral
  7. pentamerally
  8. pentamercury
  9. pentameric
  10. pentamerid
  11. pentameride

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