sclerosponge

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noun

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

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Meanings

nounsclerosponge (plural sclerosponges)

plural sclerosponges

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

Origin

From sclero- + sponge.

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APA

sclerosponge. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosponge

MLA

“sclerosponge.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosponge. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sclerosponge,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sclerosponge.

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