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English
Etymology
From acantho- (“spine”) + style (“animal part felt to resemble a pillar”).
Pronunciation
Noun
acanthostyle (plural acanthostyles)
- (zoology) A spicule with tiny spines from monaxon sponges.
References
- ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 , →ISBN)