coenosteum

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English

Etymology

From coen- +‎ o, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, common), + ὀστέον (ostéon, bone).

Noun

coenosteum (plural coenosteums or coenostea)

  1. (zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc

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