单词 | reef sponge |
释义 | > as lemmasreef sponge reef sponge n. a small, rounded, dark-coloured sponge, Spongia obliqua (family Spongiidae), which grows on coral reefs in the Caribbean. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Parazoa > phylum Porifera > [noun] > member of > specific types > spongia officinalis (reef-sponge) reef sponge1872 reef1883 1872 Titusville (Pa.) Morning Herald 20 May Sponges—Sheep Wool, Carriage, Turkey Cup, Venice Bathing and Reef Sponge Cheap at E. K. Thompson's. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 311 There were little black balls of reef-sponges. 1938 Deming (New Mexico) Headlight 27 May 4/3 The reef sponge is used in gas masks and in hospitals, and shipped in enormous quantities to Japan. 2000 Marine Pollution Bull. 41 108/1 Sponges are harvested with a minimum size limit of 5.5 in. for wool and grass sponge, 1in. for hard head and reef sponge. < as lemmas |
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