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Porifera :: Porifera (n. pl.) A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea..

Synod :: Synocil (n.) A sense organ found in certain sponges. It consists of several filaments, each of which arises from a single cell..

Sponge :: Sponge (n.) The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the genus Spongia. The most valuable sponges are found in the Mediterranean and the Red Sea, and on the coasts of Florida and the West Indies..

Soak :: Soak (v. t.) To draw in by the pores, or through small passages; as, a sponge soaks up water; the skin soaks in moisture..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. i.) To suck in, or imbile, as a sponge..

Disponge :: Disponge (v. t.) To sprinkle, as with water from a sponge..

Sponge :: Sponge (n.) One who lives upon others; a pertinaceous and indolent dependent; a parasite; a sponger.

Ventriculus :: Ventriculus (n.) The body cavity of a sponge.

Spongida :: Spongiae (n. pl.) The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria, Spongiozoa, and Porifera..

Sponge :: Sponge (n.) Iron ore, in masses, reduced but not melted or worked..

Sponging :: Sponged (imp. & p. p.) of Spong.

Sponge :: Sponge (n.) Dough before it is kneaded and formed into loaves, and after it is converted into a light, spongy mass by the agency of the yeast or leaven..

Sponge :: Sponge (v. t.) To cleanse or wipe with a sponge; as, to sponge a slate or a cannon; to wet with a sponge; as, to sponge cloth..

Swab :: Swab (n.) A bit of sponge, cloth, or the like, fastened to a handle, for cleansing the mouth of a sick person, applying medicaments to deep-seated parts, etc..

Sponged :: Sponge (n.) The extremity, or point, of a horseshoe, answering to the heel..

Syconium :: Sycones (n. pl.) A division of calcareous sponges.

Polymorphosis :: Polymorphosis (n.) The assumption of several structural forms without a corresponding difference in function; -- said of sponges, etc..

Malkin :: Malkin (n.) A mop or sponge attached to a jointed staff for swabbing out a cannon.

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

Euplectella :: Euplectella (n.) A genus of elegant, glassy sponges, consisting of interwoven siliceous fibers, and growing in the form of a cornucopia; -- called also Venus's flower-basket..

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