Spongiolite Definition

noun

(paleontology) One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.

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Noun

Singular:
spongiolite
Plural:
spongiolites

Origin of Spongiolite

  • Ancient Greek for "sponge" + -lite.

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