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n.; pl. aphodi [Gr. aphodos, departure](PORIFERA: Desmospongiae)The short channel connecting the flagellated chamber with the excurrent canal; see prosodus.
Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology. A.R. Maggenti and S.L. Gardne. 2005.
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aphodus — aph·o·dus … English syllables
aphodus — … Useful english dictionary
aphodal — ˈafədəl adjective Etymology: New Latin aphodus + English al : of or relating to an aphodus : having aphodi … Useful english dictionary
diplodal — adj. [Gr. diploos, twofold; hodos, way] (PORIFERA) Leuconoid sponges with narrow canals leading into and out of the flagellated chambers; see aphodus, prosodus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
prosodus — n.; pl. i [Gr. prosodos, procession] (PORIFERA: Desmospongiae) Tiny channels between the inhalant canal system and exhalant canals; see aphodus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
