coenosteum

English

Etymology

coen- +‎ o, from Ancient Greek: κοινός (koinós, “common”), + ὀστέον (ostéon, “bone”).

Noun

coenosteum (plural coenosteums or coenostea)

1. (zoology) The calcareous skeletal ectodermal tissue of a coenosarc

Related terms

• coenosteal

References

• “coenosteum”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.