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pseudoscule

pseudoscule noun: a false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.

Noun

pseudoscule (plural pseudoscules)

  1. A false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.
    • Another characteristic is the presence of a 3-6 cm wide large pseudoscule with a transparent membrane.2007, Naglaa M. Mohamed, Ecophysiology of Microbial Communities Associated with Marine Sponges (Ircinia Strobilina) and (Mycale Laxissima), →ISBN
    • The height is 11 cm; the largest diameter, just below the pseudoscule, 4–6 by 9 cm; the thickness of the walls, 2–20 mm.2013, F. Wiedenmayer, Shallow-water sponges of the western Bahamas, →ISBN, page 107

Forms of pseudoscule

pluralpseudoscules

Origin of pseudoscule

From pseudo- + oscule.

Questions about pseudoscule

What does pseudoscule mean?
Pseudoscule means a false osculum or secondary opening which replaces the original osculum of a sponge.
What part of speech is pseudoscule?
Pseudoscule is a noun.
What is the plural of pseudoscule?
The plural of pseudoscule is pseudoscules.

Words near pseudoscule in the dictionary

  1. pseudoscopically
  2. pseudoscopy
  3. pseudoscorpian
  4. pseudoscorpion
  5. pseudoscorpions
  6. pseudoscule
  7. pseudoscules
  8. pseudoscutal
  9. pseudoscutum
  10. pseudoseasonal
  11. pseudosecret

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