demosponge
Meanings
noun
- A sponge of the class Demospongiae, having skeletons made of spongin fibers.
Pronunciation
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Etymology
From Ancient Greek δῆμος (dêmos, “common people”) + sponge, a partial calque of translingual Demospongiae.
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