pinacoderm
Meanings
noun
- The outermost layer of cells (pinacocytes) in the phylum Porifera (sponges), equivalent to the epidermis, and characterized as an epithelial layer of flattened cells.
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek πίναξ (pínax, “tablet, dish, plank”) + -derm.
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