Home › Words › T › tylotetylotetylote means A cylindrical spicule, knobbed at both ends.EtymologyFrom tyl- + -ote.nounA cylindrical spicule, knobbed at both ends.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.tylostyle 79% match — A rigid, straight spicule found in some sponges' skeletons such that one end is sharp and the other rounded. vs tylote →tylose 66% match — A balloon-like growth in a plant cavity; a tylosis. vs tylote →tylostrongyle 65% match — A strongyle having one end swollen. vs tylote →spiculite 65% match — A belonite shaped like a spindle vs tylote →spicule 63% match — A sharp, needle-like piece. vs tylote →tetraxon 60% match — A tetraxonal spicule of a sponge vs tylote →spinule 59% match — A minute spine or thorn. vs tylote →dactylostyle 59% match — A very small spicule on the wall of a dactylopore vs tylote →