dictyonal

English

examples of dictyonal frameworks

Etymology

dictyon +‎ -al, from Ancient Greek δίκτυον (díktuon, “fishing net”).

Adjective

dictyonal (comparative more dictyonal, superlative most dictyonal)

1. Pertaining to a rigid framework of fused sponge spicules.

Related terms

• archedictyon
• dictyonite
• Dictyoptera
• dictyosome