ascon

See also: Ascon

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) +‎ -on (Can this⁽⁺⁾ etymology be sourced?)

Noun

ascon (plural ascons)

1. (biology) A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges

Derived terms

• asconoid

Related terms

• ascus
• askos

Anagrams

• Canso, Cason, Coans, Oscan, canso, scano