Etymology

choanoid

C3H4O1A1N1O1I1D2

Today it means: funnel-shaped; Full definition →

Ancient Greek χοάνη
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The story

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromχοάνη“funnel”
  2. English todaychoanoid

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”) + -oid.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχοάνη all →

chonechoanitechoano-

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