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spongivore

spongivore noun: any organism that feeds on sponges.

Noun

spongivore (plural spongivores)

  1. Any organism that feeds on sponges

Forms of spongivore

pluralspongivores

Origin of spongivore

From sponge + -vore.

Questions about spongivore

What does spongivore mean?
Spongivore means any organism that feeds on sponges.
What part of speech is spongivore?
Spongivore is a noun.
What is the plural of spongivore?
The plural of spongivore is spongivores.

Words near spongivore in the dictionary

  1. spongious
  2. spongious body
  3. spongiousness
  4. spongistatin
  5. spongistatins
  6. spongivore
  7. spongivores
  8. spongivorous
  9. spongivory
  10. spongo-
  11. spongobiont

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