Etymology

pinacoderm

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Today it means: The outermost layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells. Full definition →

Ancient Greek πίναξ
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  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromπίναξ“tablet, dish, plank”
  2. English todaypinacoderm

From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet, dish, plank”) + -derm.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekπίναξ all →

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