éponge

Definitions of éponge
  1. noun
    primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
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    type of:
    invertébré
    any animal lacking a backbone or notochord; the term is not used as a scientific classification
  2. noun
    a porous mass of interlacing fibers that forms the internal skeleton of various marine animals and usable to absorb water or any porous rubber or cellulose product similarly used
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    type of:
    matière absorbante
    a material having capacity or tendency to absorb another substance
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