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(paleontology) One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.
Use spongiolite when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Spongiolite means (paleontology) One of the microsporic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossilized, as in flints.
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Use spongiolite where its definition matches the intended context.
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