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barrel sponge

barrel sponge noun: a sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria.

barrel sponge: a sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria
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Noun

barrel sponge (plural barrel sponges)

  1. A sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria.
    • In making use of something as simple as a difference in water speed, barrel sponges are exploiting energy from currents and tides that ultimately derive from the gravitational pull exerted by the Moon and Sun.2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 29

Forms of barrel sponge

pluralbarrel sponges

Questions about barrel sponge

What does barrel sponge mean?
Barrel sponge means a sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria.
What part of speech is barrel sponge?
Barrel sponge is a noun.
What is the plural of barrel sponge?
The plural of barrel sponge is barrel sponges.

Words near barrel sponge in the dictionary

  1. barrel shifter
  2. barrel shifters
  3. barrel shroud
  4. barrel shrouds
  5. barrel sling
  6. barrel sponge
  7. barrel sponges
  8. barrel vault
  9. barrel vaults
  10. barrel-bellied
  11. barrel-chested

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