coenosteum

English

Etymology

From coen- +‎ o, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”), + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Noun

coenosteum (plural coenosteums or coenostea)

  1. (zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc

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