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mesohyl

mesohyl noun: the gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.

Noun

mesohyl (plural mesohyls)

  1. The gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.

Forms of mesohyl

pluralmesohyls

Origin of mesohyl

From meso- (“middle”) + Ancient Greek ὕλη (húlē, “wood, timber, matter”) (whence English hyle).

Words formed from mesohyl

Questions about mesohyl

What does mesohyl mean?
Mesohyl means the gelatinous matrix within a sponge, filling the space between the external pinacoderm and the internal choanoderm.
What part of speech is mesohyl?
Mesohyl is a noun.
What is the plural of mesohyl?
The plural of mesohyl is mesohyls.

Words near mesohyl in the dictionary

  1. mesoherbivore
  2. mesoherbivores
  3. mesohexaploid
  4. mesohydrophyte
  5. mesohydrophytes
  6. mesohyl
  7. mesohylar
  8. mesohyls
  9. mesohypothalamic
  10. mesoionic
  11. mesoionic compound

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