"spongoblast" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: spongoblasts [plural]
Etymology: sponge + -o- + -blast Etymology templates: {{af|en|sponge|-o-|-blast}} sponge + -o- + -blast Head templates: {{en-noun}} spongoblast (plural spongoblasts)
  1. (zoology) In sponges, one of the cells that secrete spongin. Categories (topical): Zoology Related terms: spongioblast

Inflected forms

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