Grantia

noun

Gran·​tia

ˈgranch(ē)ə,

-ntēə

: a genus (the type of the family Grantiidae) of small cylindrical calcareous sycon sponges with triradiate spicules projecting into the cloacal cavity

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Robert E. Grant †1874 Scottish comparative anatomist + New Latin -ia

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