Spongia

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Translingual

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Etymology

From Latin spongia, from Ancient Greek σπογγῐᾱ́ (spongiā́).

Proper noun

Spongia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Spongiidae – certain marine sponges.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae – class; Keratosa – subclass; Dictyoceratida – order; Spongiidae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Spongia officinalis (glove sponge, bath sponge) – type species

References

Spongia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
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