acanthostyle

English

Etymology

From acantho- (“spine”) +‎ style (“animal part felt to resemble a pillar”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəˌstaɪl/

Noun

acanthostyle (plural acanthostyles)

  1. (zoology) A spicule with tiny spines from monaxon sponges.

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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