sycon

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noun

Any sponge of the genus Sycon.

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Meanings

nounsycon (plural sycons)

plural sycons

  1. Any sponge of the genus Sycon.

    In the sycon, the sponge type of intermediate complexity, water enters the ostia through small radially arranged incurrent canals formed by folding of the body wall.

    2012, M. A. Brunt, J. E. Davies, The Cayman Islands: Natural History and Biogeography, page 131

Origin

  1. translingualSycon
  2. translingualSycon
  3. Englishsycon

Borrowed from Translingual Sycon.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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