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Definition of leucon in English: leuconnoun ˈluːkɒnˈlo͞okän Zoology A sponge of a grade of structure of the most complex type, composed of a mass of flagellated chambers and water canals. Compare with ascon and sycon Example sentencesExamples - Leucon are extremely localised outside the study region whereas Oenanthe flu has declined throughout lowland England due to water pollution.
- Ascon, sycon, and leucon are levels of complexity that grade one into the other.
- Leucon are split into three groups when compared with pairwise p-distances.
Derivatives adjective Zoology It is the only class with asconoid and syconoid construction, and has sponges with leuconoid construction as well. Example sentencesExamples - Organization does not necessarily relate to phylogeny; for example, the leuconoid structure was evolved independently several times.
Definition of leucon in US English: leuconnounˈlo͞okän Zoology A sponge of the most complex structure, composed of a mass of flagellated chambers and water canals. Compare with ascon and sycon Example sentencesExamples - Ascon, sycon, and leucon are levels of complexity that grade one into the other.
- Leucon are extremely localised outside the study region whereas Oenanthe flu has declined throughout lowland England due to water pollution.
- Leucon are split into three groups when compared with pairwise p-distances.
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