lyssacine
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lyssacine — adj. [Gr. lysis, loosen; akis, point] (PORIFERA: Hexactinellida) Skeletal framework formed by interlacing of the elongate rays of hexactines producing loose networks with irregular meshes in siliceous sponges; may be considered an earlier stage… … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
lyssacine — lys·sa·cine … English syllables