am·phi·dis·coph·o·ra \|amfə(ˌ)diˈskäfərə\noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Amphidiscus, genus of sponges (from amphi- + -discus) + -o- + -phora : an order of Hyalospongiae comprising sponges with an anchoring root tuft and with amphidisks but no hexasters among the spicules