acanthopore

English

Etymology

From acantho- +‎ -pore (“opening”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəˌpɔɹ/

Noun

acanthopore (plural acanthopores)

  1. (paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

References

  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)
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