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sponge — spongeless, adj. spongelike, adj. spongingly, adv. /spunj/, n., v., sponged, sponging. n. 1. any aquatic, chiefly marine animal of the phylum Porifera, having a porous structure and usually a horny, siliceous or calcareous internal skeleton or… … Universalium
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Trichite — Trich ite, n. [Gr. ?, ?, hair.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of {Crystallite}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Trichite sheaf — Trichite Trich ite, n. [Gr. ?, ?, hair.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Min.) A kind of crystallite resembling a bunch of hairs, common in obsidian. See Illust. of {Crystallite}. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
trichite — n. [Gr. trix, hair] (PORIFERA) Hair like siliceous spicule … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
bristle — Synonyms and related words: Vandyke, acuminate, aggravate, anger, annoy, arise, arouse, badger, bait, barb, barbel, be alive, be at, be keen, beard, beaver, bedevil, beset, bite, blow up, boil, boil over, bother, bramble, bridle, bridle up, brier … Moby Thesaurus
floricome — n. [L. flos, flower; coma, hair] (PORIFERA) An elaborately branched hexaster spicule … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
plumicome — n. [L. pluma, feather; coma, hair] (PORIFERA) A spicule with plume like tufts … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
barb — barb1 /bahrb/, n. 1. a point or pointed part projecting backward from a main point, as of a fishhook or arrowhead. See illus. under fishhook. 2. an obviously or openly unpleasant or carping remark. 3. Bot., Zool. a hooked or sharp bristle. 4.… … Universalium
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