porocalyx

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noun

A sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration

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Meanings

nounporocalyx (plural porocalyxes or porocalyces)

plural porocalyxes · plural porocalyces

  1. A sunken aperture, in some spirophores, used for respiration

Origin

From poro- + calyx.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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