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choanoid

choanoid adjective: funnel-shaped;.

Adjective

choanoid (comparative more choanoid, superlative most choanoid)

  1. funnel-shaped;
    • The choanoid muscle of a lemur's eye
    Synonyms:
    funnershaped

Synonyms of choanoid

  • funnershaped

Forms of choanoid

comparativemore choanoid
superlativemost choanoid

Origin of choanoid

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”) + -oid.

Questions about choanoid

What does choanoid mean?
Choanoid means funnel-shaped;.
What part of speech is choanoid?
Choanoid is an adjective.

Words near choanoid in the dictionary

  1. choanoderms
  2. choanoflagellate
  3. choanoflagellates
  4. choanoflagellid
  5. choanoflagellids
  6. choanoid
  7. choanomastigote
  8. choanomastigotes
  9. choanophorous
  10. choanoskeleton
  11. choanoskeletons

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