sclerosponge

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What does sclerosponge mean?

A sponge with a soft body that covers a hard, often massive skeleton made of calcium carbonate, either aragonite or calcite.

Where does sclerosponge come from?

From sclero- + sponge.

How to pronounce sclerosponge

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