Home › Words › C › choanodermchoanodermchoanoderm · noun — the inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytes.Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).EtymologyFrom choano- + -derm.nounThe inner part of a sponge's mesohyl, composed of choanocytesDefinitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.choanosome 75% match — An inner region of a sponge, supported on the choanoskeleton, that contains the choanocytes vs choanoderm →choanodermal 74% match — Relating to a choanoderm vs choanoderm →choanocytal 67% match — Relating to choanocytes vs choanoderm →choanitic 65% match — Pertaining to choanocytes. vs choanoderm →choanocytic 64% match — Relating to or composed of choanocytes. vs choanoderm →choanoskeleton 63% match — The calcareous structure, in sponges, that supports the choanosome vs choanoderm →choanoblast 63% match — An immature choanocyte. vs choanoderm →coenoblast 62% match — Germinal tissue of Porifera that forms cores or developing mesoderms vs choanoderm →