Fibrospongiae

plural noun

Fi·​bro·​spon·​gi·​ae

ˌfībrəˈspənjēˌē,

-pän-

in former classifications

: an order of Porifera comprising sponges with fibrous skeletons and including all forms not placed in Calcispongiae

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from fibr- + -spongiae

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