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Sexradiate :: Sexradiate (a.) Having six rays; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. of Spicule.

Spicule :: Spicule (n.) A minute, slender granule, or point..

Rotate :: Rotate (a.) Having the parts spreading out like a wheel; wheel-shaped; as, a rotate spicule or scale; a rotate corolla, i.e., a monopetalous corolla with a flattish border, and no tube or a very short one..

Scepterellate :: Scepterellate (a.) Having a straight shaft with whorls of spines; -- said of certain sponge spicules. See Illust. under Spicule.

Calcispongiae :: Calcispongiae (n. pl.) An order of marine sponges, containing calcareous spicules. See Porifera..

Trichite :: Trichite (n.) A delicate, hairlike siliceous spicule, found in certain sponges..

Tetraxile :: Tetraxile (a.) Having four branches diverging at right angles; -- said of certain spicules of sponges.

Hexactinellid :: Hexactinellid (a.) Having six-rayed spicules; belonging to the Hexactinellinae.

Spink :: Spinii-spirulate (a.) Having spines arranged spirally. See Spicule.

Spiculum :: Spiculum (n.) Same as Spicule.

Spicule :: Spicule (n.) Any small calcareous or siliceous body found in the tissues of various invertebrate animals, especially in sponges and in most Alcyonaria..

Spicule :: Spicule (n.) Same as Spicula.

Spongiopilin :: Spongiolite (n.) One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints..

Spiculispongiae :: Spiculispongiae (n. pl.) A division of sponges including those which have independent siliceous spicules.

Tricurvate :: Tricurvate (a.) Curved in three directions; as, a tricurvate spicule (see Illust. of Spicule)..

Halichondriae :: Halichondriae (n. pl.) An order of sponges, having simple siliceous spicules and keratose fibers; -- called also Keratosilicoidea..

Sclerite :: Sclerite (n.) A hard chitinous or calcareous process or corpuscle, especially a spicule of the Alcyonaria..

Spiculiform :: Spiculiform (a.) Having the shape of a spicule.

Tetractinellida :: Tetractinellida (n. pl.) A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also Tetractinellinae.

Radiolaria :: Radiolaria (n. pl.) Order of rhizopods, usually having a siliceous skeleton, or shell, and sometimes radiating spicules. The pseudopodia project from the body like rays. It includes the polycystines. See Polycystina..

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