Amphidiscophora
plural noun
Am·phi·dis·coph·o·ra
¦amfə(ˌ)diˈskäfərə
: an order of Hyalospongiae comprising sponges with an anchoring root tuft and with amphidisks but no hexasters among the spicules
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from Amphidiscus, genus of sponges (from amphi- + -discus) + -o- + -phora
First Known Use
1898, in the meaning defined above