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ap•o•pyle
(ap′ə pīl′),USA pronunciation n. [Zool.]
- 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. Cf. prosopyle.
- 1885–90; apo- + Greek pýlē gate, entrance; see pylon
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