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sclerosponge

sclerosponge noun: a sponge with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite.

Noun

sclerosponge (plural sclerosponges)

  1. A sponge with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite.

Forms of sclerosponge

pluralsclerosponges

Origin of sclerosponge

From sclero- + sponge.

Questions about sclerosponge

What does sclerosponge mean?
Sclerosponge means a sponge with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite.
What part of speech is sclerosponge?
Sclerosponge is a noun.
What is the plural of sclerosponge?
The plural of sclerosponge is sclerosponges.

Words near sclerosponge in the dictionary

  1. sclerosis
  2. scleroskeleton
  3. scleroskeletons
  4. sclerosomatid
  5. sclerosomatids
  6. sclerosponge
  7. sclerosponges
  8. sclerosteosis
  9. sclerostin
  10. sclerostomies
  11. sclerostomy

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