dictyonal

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adjective

Pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.

OriginAncient Greek δίκτυον →
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Meanings

adjectivedictyonal (comparative more dictyonal, superlative most dictyonal)

comparative more dictyonal · superlative most dictyonal

  1. Pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekδίκτυον“fishing net”
  2. Englishdictyonal

From dictyo- + -n- + -al, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”).

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Anagrams

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APA

dictyonal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonal

MLA

“dictyonal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonal. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dictyonal,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dictyonal.

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