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· Ancient Greek
χοάνη
4 English words descend from Ancient Greek
χοάνη
, most common first.
chone
An inhalant or exhalant canal in a sponge; a pore sieve.
choanite
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
choano-
Funnel.
choanoid
funnel-shaped;