rhabdome

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noun

In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.

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Meanings

nounrhabdome (plural rhabdomes)

plural rhabdomes

  1. In sponges, the shaft of a cladose rhabdus, bearing the cladome.

Origin

From rhabdo- + -ome.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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