Etymology

discohexaster

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Today it means: A sponge spicule with six rays octahedrally arranged, ending with disks. Full definition →

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The story

From Ancient Greek: diskos, circular plate; hex, six; aster, star.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.