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bacteriosponge

bacteriosponge noun: any marine sponge that hosts a community of bacteria.

Noun

bacteriosponge (plural bacteriosponges)

  1. Any marine sponge that hosts a community of bacteria

Forms of bacteriosponge

pluralbacteriosponges

Origin of bacteriosponge

From bacterio- + sponge.

Questions about bacteriosponge

What does bacteriosponge mean?
Bacteriosponge means any marine sponge that hosts a community of bacteria.
What part of speech is bacteriosponge?
Bacteriosponge is a noun.
What is the plural of bacteriosponge?
The plural of bacteriosponge is bacteriosponges.

Words near bacteriosponge in the dictionary

  1. bacterioses
  2. bacteriosis
  3. bacteriosome
  4. bacteriosomes
  5. bacteriospermia
  6. bacteriosponge
  7. bacteriosponges
  8. bacteriostases
  9. bacteriostasis
  10. bacteriostat
  11. bacteriostatic

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