SYCON

Meaning of SYCON in English

/suy"kon/ , n.

a type of sponge having a thick body wall that is folded to form many short canals leading to the spongocoel. Cf. ascon, leucon .

[ 1885-90; sykon fig ]

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SYCON — ˈsīˌkän noun Etymology: New Latin, from Greek sykon fig — more at fig 1. capitalized : a genus of calcareous …
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SYCONOID — adjective or noun see sycon
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SCYPHA — I. ˈsīfə noun ( plural scyphae ) Etymology: New Latin, from Latin scyphus cup : scyphus 2 II. noun Usage: …
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ASCON — I. ˈaˌskän noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek askos wineskin : a sponge or sponge larva having …
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SYCONOSA — ˌsīkəˈnōsə, -ōzə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sycon + Latin -osa (neuter plural of -osus -ous) : …
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SYCONES — sīˈkō(ˌ)nēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from plural of Sycon in some classifications : a group comprising the …
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SYCETTIDAE — sə̇ˈsed.əˌdē noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sycetta, type genus + -idae : a widely distributed family of …
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SYCETTA — sə̇ˈsed.ə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sycon + Italian -etta, diminutive suffix (from Late Latin -ita, feminine of …
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LEUCON — ˈlüˌkän noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin, from Greek leukon, neuter of leukos white — more at light : …
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GRANTIA — ˈgranch(ē)ə, -ntēə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Robert E. Grant died 1874 Scottish comparative anatomist + New Latin …
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SYCONOID — /suy"keuh noyd'/ , adj. pertaining to or resembling a sycon. [ SYCON + -OID ]
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LEUCON — /looh"kon/ , n. Zool. a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading …
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ASCON — /as"kon/ , n. a type of sponge having an oval shape and a thin body wall with pores leading directly …
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SCYPHA — also called Sycon, genus of marine sponges of the class Calcispongiae (calcareous sponges), characterized by a fingerlike body shape known …
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