# pinacocyte

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. Any of a group of flattened polygonal cells that together make up the pinacoderm in the dermal epithelium of sponges.

## Etymology
From pinaco(derm) + -cyte.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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