apopyle
[ ap-uh-pahyl ]
/ ˈæp əˌpaɪl /
noun Zoology.
(in sponges) a pore in each of the saclike chambers formed by the evagination of the body wall, through which water passes into the excurrent canals.
Compare
prosopyle.
Words nearby apopyle
apoplectic,
apoplectiform,
apoplexy,
apoprotein,
apoptosis,
apopyle,
aporepressor,
aporia,
aport,
aposematic,
aposematic coloration