leucon

[ loo-kon ]

/ ˈlu kɒn /

a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.

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Compare ascon, sycon.

< New Latin < Greek leukón, noun use of neuter of leukós white

Suppose I bear no child, but let myself grow old, older than Leucon, old until death.
Pygmalion's Spectacles|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
She looked at Leucon nodding reflectively on his bench, then back to Dan, meeting his gaze.
Pygmalion's Spectacles|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
Stopping at Rhodes on his voyage he was discovered by Leucon and Rhode, who now took care of him.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
The slaves Leucon and Rhode who had been sold in Lycia had, on the death of their master, inherited his wealth.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

Then they went to the house of Leucon and at a banquet that night told all their adventures.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight