Oscarellid
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Oscarellid is a noun meaning (very rare) Any of the family Oscarellidae of marine sponges.
Meaning
(very rare) Any of the family Oscarellidae of marine sponges.
Example Sentences
The plakinids have siliceous spicules, the diagnostic type being the calthrop tetractine, whereas the oscarellids lack a skeleton (Muricy and Díaz 2002).
Word Forms
- oscarellids
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include octocorallian, ellisellid, theonellid, plexaurid, scleractian, scleractinian.
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