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calcisponge

calcisponge noun: any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.

Noun

calcisponge (plural calcisponges)

  1. Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.

Forms of calcisponge

pluralcalcisponges

Origin of calcisponge

From calci- + sponge.

Questions about calcisponge

What does calcisponge mean?
Calcisponge means any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.
What part of speech is calcisponge?
Calcisponge is a noun.
What is the plural of calcisponge?
The plural of calcisponge is calcisponges.

Words near calcisponge in the dictionary

  1. calcisiltite
  2. calcisol
  3. calcisols
  4. calcisphere
  5. calcispheres
  6. calcisponge
  7. calcisponges
  8. calcite
  9. calcites
  10. calcitic
  11. calcitization

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