Spongia

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noun

Spon·​gia

ˈspənjēə,

ˈspän-

: a genus of tropical and subtropical sponges that includes various commercially important sponges and is the type of the family Spongiidae

spongia

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noun combining form

"

: sponge

—in generic names of sponges

Astylospongia

-spongia

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plural of -spongium

Word History

Etymology

Noun

New Latin, from Latin, sponge

Noun combining form

New Latin, from Latin spongia

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