S0659700 (spŏng′gə-sēl′)n.Zoology The central cavity of a sponge, which opens to the outside by way of the osculum.[Greek spongo-, sponge (from spongos) + -coel.]
spongocoel
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spongocoel
[′späŋ·gə‚sēl] (invertebrate zoology) The branching, internal cavity of a sponge, connected to the outside by way of the osculum.