monaxon
monaxon noun: a monaxonal spicule of a sponge.
Noun
monaxon (plural monaxons)
- A monaxonal spicule of a sponge.
- The monaxons are all of large size, being at least twice as thick as the basal rays of the triradiate systems, and not less than 300 μ in length, allowing for those which are apparently not full-grown.1905, Zoological Society of London, Proceedings of the General Meetings for Scientific Business of the Zoological Society of London, page 10
- In this sponge the ordinary monaxons vary greatly in size but agree in their characters, and form one class in which every gradation can be found between the two extremes of size. […] Again, his fig. 25, intended to represent a large monaxon with many cells on it, is not convincing to me, as it is...1908, Quarterly Journal of Microscopical Science, pages 312, 313
Forms of monaxon
| plural | monaxons |
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Origin of monaxon
From mon- + axon.
Questions about monaxon
- What does monaxon mean?
- Monaxon means a monaxonal spicule of a sponge.
- What part of speech is monaxon?
- Monaxon is a noun.
- What is the plural of monaxon?
- The plural of monaxon is monaxons.
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