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coenosteum

coenosteum noun: the calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc.

Noun

coenosteum (plural coenosteums or coenostea)

  1. The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc

Forms of coenosteum

pluralcoenosteums
pluralcoenostea

Origin of coenosteum

From coen + -o-, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”), + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Questions about coenosteum

What does coenosteum mean?
Coenosteum means the calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc.
What part of speech is coenosteum?
Coenosteum is a noun.
What is the plural of coenosteum?
The plural of coenosteum is coenosteums.

Words near coenosteum in the dictionary

  1. coenosis
  2. coenosorus
  3. coenospecies
  4. coenospecific
  5. coenosteal
  6. coenosteum
  7. coenotic
  8. coenotype
  9. coenotypes
  10. coenrich
  11. coenriched

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