coenosteum
English
Etymology
coen- + o, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”), + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).
Noun
coenosteum (plural coenosteums or coenostea)
- (zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc
Related terms
References
- “coenosteum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
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