anchorate

anchorate
\\-kərə̇t, -ˌrāt\ adjective
Etymology: anchor (I) + -ate
of a sponge spicule : having one or more processes like the fluke of an anchor

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  • Anchorate — An chor*ate, a. Anchor shaped. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • anchorate — adj. [L. anchora, anchor] (PORIFERA) Pertaining to a chela with four clads at each end …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • anchorate — an·chor·ate …   English syllables

  • Spicule — Spic ule, n. [L. spiculum a little point, a dart.] 1. A minute, slender granule, or point. [1913 Webster] 2. (Bot.) Same as {Spicula}. [1913 Webster] 3. (Zo[ o]l.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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