pentaradiate

English

Alternative forms

• pentaradiated

Etymology

From penta- +‎ radiate.

Adjective

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.