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rhabdome

rhabdome noun: in sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.

Noun

rhabdome (plural rhabdomes)

  1. In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.

Forms of rhabdome

pluralrhabdomes

Origin of rhabdome

From rhabdo- + -ome.

Questions about rhabdome

What does rhabdome mean?
Rhabdome means in sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.
What part of speech is rhabdome?
Rhabdome is a noun.
What is the plural of rhabdome?
The plural of rhabdome is rhabdomes.

Words near rhabdome in the dictionary

  1. rhabdomancers
  2. rhabdomancy
  3. rhabdomantic
  4. rhabdomantist
  5. rhabdomantists
  6. rhabdome
  7. rhabdomeral
  8. rhabdomere
  9. rhabdomeres
  10. rhabdomeric
  11. rhabdomes

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