ascon

See also: Ascon

English

Etymology

From New Latin ascon (plural ascones), from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) +‎ -on.

Noun

ascon (plural ascons)

  1. (biology) A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges

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