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spongo-|ˈspɒŋgəʊ|a. Gr. σπογγο-, combining form of σπόγγος sponge, as in ˈspongoblast, -clast Biol. (see quots.); ˈspongolite Geol. [ad. F. spongolithe (L. Cayeux 1897, in Mém. Soc. géol. du Nord IV. 99)], a rock formed almost entirely of sponge spicules; ˈspongolith, a fossil sponge; sponˈgologist, an authority on sponges; a spongiologist; sponˈgology, the science or knowledge of sponges; ˈspongotype (see quot.).1888Rolleston & Jackson Anim. Life 252 The hyaline lamellae [in sponges] are secreted by pear-shaped cells or *spongoblasts.., which are probably modified connective tissue or mesodermic cells.Ibid. 798 note, According to von Lendenfeld,..these cells..are destructive in nature,—hence *spongoclasts.1945M. F. Glaessner Princ. Micropalaeont. ii. 23 Some rocks known as *spongolites are largely formed of siliceous sponge spicules.1963Geol. Mag. C. 296 The Ardagh spongolites appear to have been laid down as a biohermal deposit.1968R. W. Fairbridge Encycl. Geomorphol. 780 In rare cases, sponge banks accumulate quite extensive deposits of siliceous spicules (spongolite or sometimes ‘spiculite’).1860Maury Phys. Geog. Sea xiv. §614 note, It would not be strange if these fifty-two forms were *spongoliths.1883in Adderley Fisheries Bahamas 43 Three distinct..Mediterranean forms are usually recognised, both by the trade and scientific *spongologists.1889Athenæum 13 July 67/3 No more fascinating branch of natural history exists than the new *spongology.1892Herkomer Etching 104 A ‘*Spongotype’. Enough can be seen in this imperfect illustration to gauge the possibilities of the process. It is printed from the untouched (steel-surfaced) electrotype. Add: ˈspongocoel |-sɪːl| Biol. [Gr. κοιλία a hollow, cavity], the central cavity in the body of a sponge.1940L. H. Hyman Invertebrates I. vi. 288 A radially symmetrical vase-like body consisting of a thin wall enclosing a large central cavity, the *spongocoel, opening at the summit by the narrowed osculum.1988Zool. Jrnl. Linn. Soc. XCIV. 230 Such an arrangement is not conspicuous in other sponge associates, living in the host spongocoel.
spongo- /ˈspɒŋgəʊ/ combining form of Greek spoggos sponge noun1: see -o-.
 DERIVATIVE spongolite noun (Geology) a rock formed almost entirely of siliceous sponge spicules M20.
sponˈgologist noun = spongiologist L19.
sponˈgology noun = spongiology L19.
spongo-
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Etymology: Greek spong-, spongo-, from spongos — more at fungus
: sponge
 < spongology >
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