ascon

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A cavity, in the form of a bag or tube, lined with choanocytes, that forms the structure of sponges
name
  1. A surname.

Word forms

ascon ascons

Etymology

From New Latin ascon (plural ascones), from Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “skin, hide for making bags; paunch”) + -on.

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