Bearing or possessing ray-like structures or appendages; characterized by radiating projections or processes.
From actino- (ray) + -phorous (bearing, carrying, from Greek phorein). An adjective form describing things that display radiating structures.
Many deep-sea creatures are radically actinophorous, with rays and tentacles that glow with bioluminescence—imagine a living firework that hunts in absolute darkness.
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