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choanites

choanites is the plural of choanite.

Meaning of choanite

Noun

choanite (plural choanites)

  1. A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
  2. Any member of the genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.

Questions about choanites

What is choanites the plural of?
Choanites is the plural of choanite.

Words near choanites in the dictionary

  1. choanal
  2. choanally
  3. choanate
  4. choanephoraceous
  5. choanite
  6. choanites
  7. choanitic
  8. choano-
  9. choanoblast
  10. choanoblasts
  11. choanocytal

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