释义 |
ˈspongiary Zool. [ad. mod.L. Spongiaria (pl.), f. L. spongia sponge n.1] A sponge.
1860Edinb. New Philos. Jrnl. XII. 223 The spongiaries.., or skeletons, or remains of the sponge after the death and decomposition of the live jelly, or living being. Ibid., A great many spongiaries are not amorphous, but have very distinct forms. |