eurypylous
adjective
eu·ry·py·lous
\¦yu̇rə¦pīləs\
variants: or
eurypyllous
\-¦pil-\Definition of eurypylous
: having a wide opening; specifically, of a sponge : having a direct connection between the flagellated chambers and their apopyles and prosopyles
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Origin and Etymology of eurypylous
eurypylous from eury- + pyl- + -ous; eurypyllous alteration of eurypylous
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