单词 | grass sponge |
释义 | > as lemmasgrass sponge grass sponge n. chiefly U.S. (also with distinguishing word) any of various soft-bodied sponges of the genus Spongia, esp. S. graminea, which occur in the Gulf of Mexico, the West Indies, and off the coast of Florida and are frequently harvested for commercial use. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > class Demospongiae > [noun] > order Ceraospongiae > member of grass sponge1852 glove-sponge1885 1852 Nassau (Bahamas) Guardian 25 Dec. The subscribers..hereby notify their readiness to enter into agreements with the Captains and Owners of sponging vessels, for a period of five years for all boat glove and grass sponge they may collect during that time. 1958 R. B. Bennett Background Information Voluntary Grade Standards Nat. Sponges (U.S. Dept. Interior: Fish & Wildlife Service: Special Sci. Rep.: Fisheries No. 273) 11 The Anclote Grass sponge (Spongia graminea is sold almost always as ‘cuts’, since it grows in the shape of a vase, which is not so much in demand as is the spherical shape. 2005 St. Petersburg (Florida) Times (Nexis) 27 Nov. (South Pinellas ed.) (Floridian section) 1 e Big grass sponges like barrels rising from the brown weeds. He rakes them with his hook and..swats them into the net. < as lemmas |
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