Dictyonina

plural noun

Dic·​ty·​o·​ni·​na

-əˈnīnə

in some classifications

: an order of Hyalospongiae comprising those members of the Hexasterophora with hexactine spicules fused into a rigid network

dictyonine

ˈ⸗⸗əˌnīn

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek diktyon net + New Latin -ina

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