Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hexactinellid

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hex-actinel-lid
IPA

26

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.

Example Sentences

"2007, S. P. Leys, et al., The Biology of Glass Spomges, David W. Sims (series editor), Advances in Marine Biology, Volume 52, page 78, Spicules of hexactinellids are nearly indistinguishable from those of demosponges in most measured characteristics."
"But Aka is also found in skeletons of hexactinellids and lithistids in Jurassic sponge mounds."
"The skeleton of a hexactinellid is composed entirely of silica in the form of six-pointed siliceous spicules.[…]Hexactinellids are completely sessile; even the larvae seem to display no movement outside of their ability to disperse small distances with currents."

Inflected Forms

hexactinellids (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

hexactine

Synonyms

glass sponge hexactinellid sponge

Questions

What does hexactinellid mean?: Any of the many sponges of class Hexactinellida, which have hexactine spicules; a glass sponge.

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