- prosopyle
- pros·o·pyle
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prosopyle
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prosopyle — n. [Gr. proso, forward; pyle, gate] (PORIFERA) The opening of the incurrent canal into the flagellated chamber; sieve area … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prosopyle — /pros euh puyl /, n. (in sponges) a pore through which water is drawn from the outside into one of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall. Cf. apopyle. [1885 90; < Gk próso forward + pýle gate] * * * … Universalium
prosopyle — ˈpräsəˌpīl noun ( s) Etymology: proso + pyle : the aperture between incurrent and radial canals in some sponges … Useful english dictionary
apopyle — /ap euh puyl /, n. Zool. (in sponges) a pore in each of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall, through which water passes into the excurrent canals. Cf. prosopyle. [1885 90; APO + Gk pýle gate, entrance; see PYLON] * * * … Universalium
