choanite

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noun

A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.

OriginAncient Greek χοάνη →
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Meanings

nounchoanite (plural choanites)

plural choanites

  1. A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
  2. Any member of the genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekχοάνη“funnel”
  2. Englishchoanite

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

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