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choanoderm

choanoderm noun: the inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes.

Noun

choanoderm (plural choanoderms)

  1. The inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes

Forms of choanoderm

pluralchoanoderms

Origin of choanoderm

From choano- + -derm.

Questions about choanoderm

What does choanoderm mean?
Choanoderm means the inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes.
What part of speech is choanoderm?
Choanoderm is a noun.
What is the plural of choanoderm?
The plural of choanoderm is choanoderms.

Words near choanoderm in the dictionary

  1. choanoblasts
  2. choanocytal
  3. choanocyte
  4. choanocytes
  5. choanocytic
  6. choanoderm
  7. choanodermal
  8. choanoderms
  9. choanoflagellate
  10. choanoflagellates
  11. choanoflagellid

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