Pharetrones

plural noun

Phar·​e·​tro·​nes

: a group of sponges (class Calcispongiae) that are thick-walled and have the spicules united in a rigid network

pharetronid

¦⸗⸗¦⸗nə̇d

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin pharetra quiver, from Greek, from pherein to bear + -tra, suffix denoting instrument

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