- tylostyle
- \\ˈtīləˌstīl\ noun
Etymology: tyl- + style: a uniradiate pointed sponge spicule with a knob at the blunt end
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tylostyle etc.:see tylo-.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
tylostyle
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tylostyle — adj. [Gr. tylos, knob; stylos, column] (PORIFERA) A monactinal monaxon knobbed at the broad end and pointed at the other; see subtylostyle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tylostyle — ty·lo·style … English syllables
subtylostyle — n. [L. sub, under; Gr. tylos, knot; style, pillar] (PORIFERA) 1. A monactinal megasclere with a sub apical expansion. 2. A tylostyle with an indistinct knob at one end and pointed at the other; see tylostyle … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
tylostylus — |tīlə+ noun (plural tylostyli) Etymology: New Latin, from tyl + stylus tylostyle … Useful english dictionary
