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choanite

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
choan-ite
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.

noun

Any member of the genus Choanites Mantell, 1822 sensu Laubenfels, 1936, accepted as Suberites Nardo, 1833, certain demosponges.

Etymology

From Ancient Greek χοάνη (khoánē, “funnel”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

choanites (plural)

Derived Forms

cyrtochoanite cyrtochoanitic

Phrases

choano-

Frequently Paired Words

choana choano- orthochoanitic

Questions

What does choanite mean?
A spongiform fossil of the historical genus Choanites, thought to resemble a petrified sea-anemone.
Where does choanite come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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