单词 | demosponge |
释义 | demosponge/ˈdɛmə(ʊ)spʌn(d)ʒ/Zoology noun Any of numerous sponges constituting the large class Demospongiae, with skeletons made of spongin fibres (with or without silica spicules).
OriginLate 19th century; earliest use found in William Sollas (1849–1936), geologist and anthropologist. From ancient Greek δῆμος common people + sponge, after scientific Latin Demospongiae, class name, so named because it constitutes the great majority of sponges. |
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