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Noun Concept
Categories: Sponge anatomy, Skeletal system
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spicule  spiculum  sponge spicule  dendroclone  Isochela
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Small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals WordNet 3.0
English:
sponge
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Small pointed structure serving as a skeletal element in various marine and freshwater invertebrates e.g. sponges and corals WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Spicules are structural elements found in most sponges. Wikipedia
Small skeletal elements of sea sponges Wikipedia Disambiguation
Structural element of sponge skeleton Wikidata
Unit of the skeleton of some marine invertebrates, made of carbonate calcium or silica Wikidata
Any of many needle-like crystalline structures that provide skeletal support in marine invertebrates like sponges. Wiktionary
IS A
process
spicule
HAS KIND
spicule
tergum
DE
Pleura
FOUND IN TAXON
invertebrate
sponge
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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spicule, spiculum
Wikipedia
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sponge spicule
Wikidata
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spicule, Sponge spicule, Spicule (biology)
Wiktionary
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spicule
Wikipedia Redirections
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dendroclone, Isochela, Isochelae, Macrosclere, megasclere, microsclere, spicule (sponge), spicules of silicious sponges, sponge spicules, Tornote, Tornotes
Wikidata Alias
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Sponge spicule

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