trypa

noun

try·​pa

ˈtrīpə

plural -s

: a pore in the front wall of the zooecium of a bryozoan

trypiate

ˈtripēə̇t

-ēˌāt

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Greek trypa, trypē hole

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