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Hexasterophora
plural noun
Hex·as·ter·oph·o·ra
\ˌhekˌsastəˈräf(ə)rə\
Definition of Hexasterophora
: an order of Hyalospongiae comprising sponges with hexasters but not amphidisks among the spicules
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Origin and Etymology of hexasterophora
New Latin, from hexaster + -o- + -phora
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