Definition of Fibrospongiae
in former classifications
:an order of Porifera comprising sponges with fibrous skeletons and including all forms not placed in Calcispongiae
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Fibrospongiae
plural noun
Fi·bro·spon·gi·ae
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ˌfībrəˈspənjēˌē
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-pän-
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Origin and Etymology of fibrospongiae
New Latin, from fibr- + -spongiae
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