ascon
Meanings
noun
- A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges
name
- A surname.
Word forms
Etymology
From New Latin ascon (plural ascones), from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) + -on.
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