acanthopore

noun

acan·​tho·​pore

əˈkan(t)thəˌpō(ə)r

plural -s

: a tubular spine in some fossil bryozoans

Word History

Etymology

acanth- + -pore

First Known Use

1883, in the meaning defined above

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