English

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Etymology

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acantho- +‎ -pore (opening)[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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acanthopore (plural acanthopores)

  1. (paleontology) A tubular spine in some bryozoans. [First attested in the mid 19th century.]

References

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  1. ^ Philip Babcock Gove (editor), Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged (G. & C. Merriam Co., 1976 [1909], →ISBN)