Definition
Relating to or having six tentacles or arms, especially in sea creatures like sea anemones and corals.
Etymology
From Greek 'hex-' (six) + 'aktis' (ray or tentacle) + '-ian' (relating to). The term emerged in marine biology in the 19th century to classify organisms with exactly six radiating appendages.
Kelly Says
Sea anemones and corals were classified into groups based on tentacle count, and hexactinian corals—those with six tentacles—are actually the most common coral type on Earth, forming the foundation of most coral reef ecosystems.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄክሳክቲንኤልያን
he-ksa-k-tin-el-li-an
ARالعربية
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
BNবাংলা
হেক্সাক্টিনিয়ান
heks-ak-tin-i-an
CACatalà
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
CSČeština
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
DADansk
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
DEDeutsch
Hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
ELΕλληνικά
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
ESEspañol
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
FAفارسی
هگزاکتینیان
heg-za-ak-tin-i-an
FISuomi
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
FRFrançais
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
GUGU
હેક્સેક્ટિનિયન
heks-ak-tin-i-an
HAHA
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
HEעברית
הקסאקטיניאן
heks-ak-tin-i-an
HIहिन्दी
हेक्सैक्टिनियन
heks-ak-tin-i-an
HUMagyar
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
IDBahasa Indonesia
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
IGIG
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
ITItaliano
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
KKKK
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
KMKM
ហេក្សាក្តិនេលីយ៉ាន
heks-ak-tin-el-li-an
KO한국어
육방사성동물
yukbangsa seongdongmul
MRMR
हेक्सॅक्टिनियन
heks-ak-tin-i-an
MSBahasa Melayu
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
MYမြန်မာ
ဟက်ဆက်စတင်နယ်လီယံ
he-ksa-k-tin-el-li-an
NLNederlands
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
NONorsk
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
PAPA
ਹੈਕਸੈਕਟਿਨੀਅਨ
heks-ak-tin-i-an
PLPolski
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
PTPortuguês
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
RORomână
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
RUРусский
Шестилучевой
shestyluchevoy
SVSvenska
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
SWKiswahili
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
TAதமிழ்
எக்சாக்டினியன்
eg-sa-ak-tin-i-an
TEతెలుగు
హెక్సాక్టినీయన్
heksa-ak-tin-i-an
TLTL
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
TRTürkçe
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
UKУкраїнська
Шестипроменевий
shestypromenevy
URاردو
ہیکساسیکٹینین
heksa-sik-tin-i-an
VITiếng Việt
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
YOYO
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an
ZUZU
hexactinian
heks-ak-tin-i-an