apopyle
[ap-uh-pahyl]
noun Zoology.
(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.
Nearby words
- apoplectiform,
- apoplexy,
- apoprotein,
- apoptosis,
- apoptotic,
- aporepressor,
- aporetic,
- aporia,
- aport,
- aposematic
Compare prosopyle.
Origin of apopyle
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