Choristidn.adj.
/kɒˈrɪstɪd/ A. n.
A member of the order Choristida of sponges.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Hexactinellida > [noun] > group Tetractinellida > member of Choristida
Choristid1888
1888 W. J. Sollas Tetractinellida p. xi Recent Choristids.
1900 E. A. Minchin in Lankester Treat. Zool. II. 163 A corticate Choristid.
B. adj.
Belonging to this order.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Hexactinellida > [adjective] > of group Tetractinellida > belonging to Choristida
Choristid1888
1888 W. J. Sollas Tetractinellida p. cix The Choristid Sponges.
Derivatives
Choˈristidan adj. and n.
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n.adj.1888