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calcareous sponge

calcareous sponge noun: any of many sponges, of the class Calcarea, having skeletons composed of spicules of calcium carbonate.

Noun

calcareous sponge (plural calcareous sponges)

  1. Any of many sponges, of the class Calcarea, having skeletons composed of spicules of calcium carbonate

Forms of calcareous sponge

pluralcalcareous sponges

Questions about calcareous sponge

What does calcareous sponge mean?
Calcareous sponge means any of many sponges, of the class Calcarea, having skeletons composed of spicules of calcium carbonate.
What part of speech is calcareous sponge?
Calcareous sponge is a noun.
What is the plural of calcareous sponge?
The plural of calcareous sponge is calcareous sponges.

Words near calcareous sponge in the dictionary

  1. calcareoargillaceous
  2. calcareobituminous
  3. calcareocorneous
  4. calcareosiliceous
  5. calcareous
  6. calcareous sponge
  7. calcareous sponges
  8. calcareously
  9. calcareousness
  10. calcaria
  11. calcaric

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