demosponge

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibers.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

demosponge demosponges

Etymology

From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”) + sponge, a partial calque of translingual Demospongiae.

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