leucon

[ loo-kon ]

/ ˈlu kɒn /

noun Zoology.

a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel.

Compare ascon, sycon.

Origin of leucon

<New Latin <Greek leukón, noun use of neuter of leukós white

Words nearby leucon

leucodepleted, leucoderma, leucoline, leucoma, leucomaine, leucon, leucopenia, leucoplakia, leucoplast, leucopoiesis, leucorrhea

Example sentences from the Web for leucon

Suppose I bear no child, but let myself grow old, older than Leucon, old until death.
Pygmalion's Spectacles|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
She looked at Leucon nodding reflectively on his bench, then back to Dan, meeting his gaze.
Pygmalion's Spectacles|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum
Stopping at Rhodes on his voyage he was discovered by Leucon and Rhode, who now took care of him.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
The slaves Leucon and Rhode who had been sold in Lycia had, on the death of their master, inherited his wealth.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

Then they went to the house of Leucon and at a banquet that night told all their adventures.
Essays on the Greek Romances|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight

单词	leucon
释义	leucon [ loo-kon ] / ˈlu kɒn / noun Zoology. a type of sponge having a thick body wall with a highly branched canal system leading into the spongocoel. Compare ascon, sycon. Origin of leucon <New Latin <Greek leukón, noun use of neuter of leukós white Words nearby leucon leucodepleted, leucoderma, leucoline, leucoma, leucomaine, leucon, leucopenia, leucoplakia, leucoplast, leucopoiesis, leucorrhea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for leucon Suppose I bear no child, but let myself grow old, older than Leucon, old until death. Pygmalion's Spectacles\|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum She looked at Leucon nodding reflectively on his bench, then back to Dan, meeting his gaze. Pygmalion's Spectacles\|Stanley Grauman Weinbaum Stopping at Rhodes on his voyage he was discovered by Leucon and Rhode, who now took care of him. Essays on the Greek Romances\|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight The slaves Leucon and Rhode who had been sold in Lycia had, on the death of their master, inherited his wealth. Essays on the Greek Romances\|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight Then they went to the house of Leucon and at a banquet that night told all their adventures. Essays on the Greek Romances\|Elizabeth Hazelton Haight
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