aphodus

noun

aph·​o·​dus

ˈafədəs

plural aphodi

-ˌdī,

-ˌdē

: a short canal in rhagon sponges leading from a flagellated chamber to an excurrent canal

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek aphodos going away, from apo- + hodos way

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