apopyle
[ ap-uh-pahyl ]
nounZoology.
(in sponges) a pore in each of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall, through which water passes into the excurrent canals.
Origin of apopyle
1- Compare prosopyle.
Words Nearby apopyle
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