keratode

[ ker-uh-tohd ]

noun
  1. the horny, fibrous substance forming the skeleton of certain sponges.

Origin of keratode

1
First recorded in 1870–75; from Greek keratṓdēs, a variant of keratoeidḗs “hornlike”; see origin at kerat-, -ode1

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