pentaradiate

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Etymology[edit]

penta- +‎ radiate

Adjective[edit]

pentaradiate (not comparable)

  1. Having five rays.
    • 2015 September 10, “Anatomy of the Enigmatic Reptile Elachistosuchus huenei Janensch, 1949 (Reptilia: Diapsida) from the Upper Triassic of Germany and Its Relevance for the Origin of Sauria”, in PLOS ONE[1], →DOI:
      The parabasisphenoid is a large, pentaradiate structure with a long, slender cultriform process that is V-shaped in transverse section, with the apex of the outline oriented ventrally.