anatriaenen.
Zool.
In sponges, a triæne with recurved prongs.
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anatriaene1887
dichotriaene1887
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triaenotyle1909
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1887 Sollas in Encycl. Brit. XXII. 417/1 The arms make different angles with the shaft: when recurved a grapnel or anatriæne is produced, when projecting forwards a protriæne, and when extended at right angles an orthotriæne.
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