spiraster

spiraster
\(ˈ)spī|rastə(r)\ noun (-s)
Etymology: New Latin, from spir- + -aster
: a spiral sponge spicule of one or more turns produced on the outside into several spines

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spīrasˈter noun
(Gr astēr star) a coiled sponge spicule with radiating spines
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Main Entry: ↑spire

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • spiraster — spi·ras·ter …   English syllables

  • selenaster — n. [Gr. selene, moon; aster, star] (PORIFERA) A microsclere similar to a stellaster, but based on a spiraster …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

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