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hexactinellid

hexactinellid noun: any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.

hexactinellid: any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge
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Noun

hexactinellid (plural hexactinellids)

  1. Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.
    • Spicules of hexactinellids are nearly indistinguishable from those of demosponges in most measured characteristics.2007, S. P. Leys, et al., The Biology of Glass Spomges, David W. Sims (series editor), Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 52, page 78
    • But Aka is also found in skeletons of hexactinellids and lithistids in Jurassic sponge mounds.2012, Joachim Reitner, Helmut Keupp, editors, Fossil and Recent Sponges, page 5
    Synonyms:
    glass sponge, hexactinellid sponge

Synonyms of hexactinellid

Forms of hexactinellid

pluralhexactinellids

Questions about hexactinellid

What does hexactinellid mean?
Hexactinellid means any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.
What part of speech is hexactinellid?
Hexactinellid is a noun.
What is the plural of hexactinellid?
The plural of hexactinellid is hexactinellids.

Words near hexactinellid in the dictionary

  1. hexacosichorons
  2. hexact
  3. hexactin
  4. hexactinal
  5. hexactine
  6. hexactinellid
  7. hexactinellids
  8. hexactines
  9. hexacts
  10. hexacyanoferrate
  11. hexacyanoferrates

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