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strongylas

strongylas is the plural of strongyla.

Meaning of strongyla

Noun

strongyla (plural strongylas or strongylae)

  1. Rounded needle-shaped spiracle on sponges.
    • The dermal spicules are strongyla with rather unequal cuds, one end being slightly thicker...1916, Jane Stephens B.A. B.Sc., “XX.—Preliminary notice of some Irish sponges.—The monaxonellida (suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the fisheries branch of the Department of Agriculture and...

Questions about strongylas

What is strongylas the plural of?
Strongylas is the plural of strongyla.

Words near strongylas in the dictionary

  1. strongwilled
  2. strongwoman
  3. strongwomen
  4. strongyl
  5. strongyla
  6. strongylas
  7. strongyle
  8. strongyles
  9. strongylid
  10. strongylids
  11. strongylocentrotid

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