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sycones
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sycones, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. a fig.].
A division of calcareous sponges. [1913 Webster]
" They usually resemble a fig, being vase-shaped with a fringed opening at the summit. The feeding cells are in ampullæ connected with radial tubes in the thickened walls of the body."
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