acanthopore
English
Etymology
acantho + -pore (“opening”)[1]
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /əˈkæn.θəˌpɔɹ/
Noun
acanthopore (plural acanthopores)
- (paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]
References
- Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)