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euplectella

euplectella noun: any of the genus Euplectella of glass sponges.

euplectella: any of the genus Euplectella of glass sponges
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Noun

euplectella (plural euplectellas)

  1. Any of the genus Euplectella of glass sponges.

Forms of euplectella

pluraleuplectellas

Origin of euplectella

From the genus name.

Questions about euplectella

What does euplectella mean?
Euplectella means any of the genus Euplectella of glass sponges.
What part of speech is euplectella?
Euplectella is a noun.
What is the plural of euplectella?
The plural of euplectella is euplectellas.

Words near euplectella in the dictionary

  1. euplanktonic
  2. euplantula
  3. euplantulae
  4. euplasia
  5. euplastic
  6. euplectella
  7. euplectellas
  8. euplectellid
  9. euplectellids
  10. euplerid
  11. euplerids

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