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Glass-sponge

Glass-sponge Meaning & Definition
Glass-sponge Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Glass-sponge?

[n] a siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae

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See Also | class Hyalospongiae | Hyalospongiae | parazoan | poriferan | sponge | Venus's flower basket

Glass-sponge In Webster's Dictionary

\Glass"-sponge`\, n. (Zo["o]l.) A siliceous sponge, of the genus {Hyalonema}, and allied genera; -- so called from their glassy fibers or spicules; -- called also {vitreous sponge}. See {Glass-rope}, and {Euplectella}.

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