Meanings
nounstrongyla (plural strongylas or strongylae)
plural strongylas · plural strongylae
- Rounded needle-shaped spiracle on sponges.
The dermal spicules are strongyla with rather unequal cuds, one end being slightly thicker...
1916, Jane Stephens B.A. B.Sc., “XX.—Preliminary notice of some Irish sponges.—The monaxonellida (suborder Sigmatomonaxonellida) obtained by the fisheries branch of the Department of Agriculture and technical instruction, Ireland”, in Annals and Magazine of Natural History, volume 171 more example
The spines are grouped at either end of the strongyla, leaving the centre of the shaft smooth, but often a few scattered spines occur along the shaft.
1919, The Annals and Magazine of Natural History: Zoology, Botany, and Geology, Taylor & Francis, Limited, page 97
Origin
- Latinstrongyla
- Latinstrongyla
- Englishstrongyla
Borrowed from Latin strongyla.
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