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acanthostyle

noun
/əˈkæn.θəˌstaɪl/US

Etymology

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

  1. borrowed from στῦλος — “pillar, column”
  2. formed as acanthostyle — “acantho- + -style”

Definitions

  1. A spicule with tiny spines from monaxon sponges.

The neighborhood

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