asconoid
|as-con-oid|
/ˈæskənɔɪd/
bag-like (simple sponge form)
Etymology
'asconoid' originates from New Latin and modern scientific formation, ultimately built from Greek 'askos' meaning 'bag' plus the suffix '-oid' (from Greek 'eidos') meaning 'resembling'.
'asconoid' was formed in scientific Latin/English by combining the Greek root 'askos' ('bag') with the suffix '-oid' to denote 'resembling a bag'; it entered zoological usage to classify simple sponge body plans in taxonomic and anatomical descriptions.
Initially, the components literally indicated 'bag-like'; over time the term came to be used specifically for a type of sponge body plan (the simplest canal system) rather than a general 'bag-like' shape.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a sponge of the simplest body-plan (Porifera) characterized by a tubular, bag-like structure with a single large internal cavity through which water flows.
The specimen was identified as an asconoid typical of basal sponge groups.
Antonyms
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