leuconoid

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adjective

Relating to or resembling a leucon.

First used 19th c.Scrabble 12
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Meanings

adjectiveleuconoid (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyRelating to or resembling a leucon.First known use 19th c.

    ‘Leuconoid’ sponges, which include barrel sponges and tube sponges, have made filter feeding into an art form thanks to a brilliant but simple natural design.

    2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 29

Origin

From leucon + -oid.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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APA

leuconoid. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuconoid

MLA

“leuconoid.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuconoid. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “leuconoid,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/leuconoid.

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