calcisponge

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noun

Any of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.

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Meanings

nouncalcisponge (plural calcisponges)

plural calcisponges

  1. biologyAny of a group of marine sponges containing calcareous spicules.

Origin

From calci- + sponge.

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APA

calcisponge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcisponge

MLA

“calcisponge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcisponge. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “calcisponge,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/calcisponge.

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