pinacoderm

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noun

The outermost layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.

OriginAncient Greek πίναξ →
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Meanings

nounpinacoderm (plural pinacoderms)

plural pinacoderms

  1. The outermost layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekπίναξ“tablet, dish, plank”
  2. Englishpinacoderm

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

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

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