CALCISPONGIAE

Meaning of CALCISPONGIAE in English

( n. pl. )

An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera.

Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary. Пересмотренный полный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

CALCISPONGIAE — ˌkalsə̇ˈspənjēˌē, -ˈä- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from calci- + -spongiae : a class of Porifera comprising marine …
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CALCISPONGIAE — (n. pl.) An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera.
Английский словарь Webster
CALCISPONGIAE — noun ·pl an order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. ·see porifera.
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SYCONOSA — ˌsīkəˈnōsə, -ōzə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Sycon + Latin -osa (neuter plural of -osus -ous) : …
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PSEUDODERM — ˈsüdōˌdərm noun ( -s ) Etymology: pseud- + -derm : an outer covering in various sponges of the class Calcispongiae …
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PHARETRONES — ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷.ˈtrō(ˌ)nēz noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin pharetra quiver, from Greek, from pherein to bear + -tra, …
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FIBROSPONGIAE — ˌfībrəˈspənjēˌē, -pän- noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from fibr- + -spongiae in former classifications : an order of …
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CALCISPONGE — ˈkalsə̇ˌspənj noun ( -s ) Etymology: New Latin Calcispongiae : one of the Calcispongiae
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CALCAREA — kalˈka(a)rēə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, alteration of Latin calcaria, neuter plural of calcarius of lime in some …
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ASCONOSA — ˌaskəˈnōsə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from ascon (I) + -osa (neuter plural of Latin -osus -ose) : …
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PORIFERA — (n. pl.) A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal …
Английский словарь Webster
PORIFERA — ( n. pl. ) A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PORIFERA — noun ·pl a grand division of the invertebrata, including the sponges; called also spongiae, spongida, and spongiozoa. the principal …
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SPONGE — any of the primitive multicellular aquatic animals that constitute the phylum Porifera. They number approximately 5,000 described species and inhabit …
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CALCAREOUS SPONGE — any of a class (Calcispongiae, or Calcarea) of sponges characterized by skeletons composed of calcium carbonate spicules (needlelike structures). Calcareous …
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SCYPHA — also called Sycon, genus of marine sponges of the class Calcispongiae (calcareous sponges), characterized by a fingerlike body shape known …
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LEUCOSOLENIA — also called Leucoselenia genus of tubular branched sponges of the class Calcispongiae (phylum Porifera). Found in tide pools and on …
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