triaenen.
/trʌɪˈiːn//ˈtrʌɪiːn/ Zoology.
A kind of sponge-spicule. Variously described as ‘a rhabdus having at one end three prongs or “cladi” diverging at equal angles’, and ‘a tetraxon spicule with 1 long and 3 equal shorter tangential rays’.
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1887 W. J. Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 417/1 [article Sponges] A particular case of the cladose rhabdus,..of the most frequent occurrence, is the triæne.
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triaenostrongyle n. /traɪˌiːnə(ʊ)ˈstrɒndʒɪl/ [Greek στρογγύλος rounded] a triæne in which the main arm is blunt at the end.
/traɪˌiːnə(ʊ)ˈstrɒndʒɪl/ [Greek στρογγύλος rounded] a triæne in which the main arm is blunt at the end.Thesaurus »
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triˈaenostyle n. /traɪˈiːnəstaɪl/ [ < Greek στῦλος pillar, style n.] one in which it is sharp.
/traɪˈiːnəstaɪl/ [ < Greek στῦλος pillar, style n.] one in which it is sharp. triˈaenotyle n. /traɪˈiːnətaɪl/ [Greek τύλη cushion] one in which it is blunt and rounded.
/traɪˈiːnətaɪl/ [Greek τύλη cushion] one in which it is blunt and rounded.ΘΚΠ
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anatriaene1887
dichotriaene1887
orthotriaene1887
trichotriaene1887
triaenotyle1909
triaenostrongyle-
triaenostyle-
1909 in Cent. Dict. Suppl.
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