acanthopore

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English

Etymology

From acantho- +‎ -pore (opening).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

acanthopore (plural acanthopores)

  1. (paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans.

References

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