Heteropiidae

plural noun

Het·​er·​o·​pi·​idae

ˌhetərōˈpīəˌdē

: a family of sponges (order Heterocoela) with a distinct dermal cortex pierced by inhalant pores and with subdermal triradiate spicules

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Heteropia, type genus (from heter- + -opia) + -idae

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