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leucon

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[loo-kon] / ˈlu kɒn /

noun

Zoology.

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

Etymology

Origin of leucon

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

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