SPONGE GENUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sponge genus mean? 

• SPONGE GENUS (noun)
  The noun SPONGE GENUS has 1 sense:

1. a genus of Porifera

  Familiarity information: SPONGE GENUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SPONGE GENUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A genus of Porifera

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("sponge genus" is a kind of...):

genus ((biology) taxonomic group containing one or more species)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sponge genus"):

Euplectella; genus Euplectella (a genus of Hyalospongiae)

Holonyms ("sponge genus" is a member of...):

phylum Porifera; Porifera (coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges)

 Context examples 

A liposome-encapsulated formulation of the mesylate salt form of eribulin, a synthetic, macrocyclic ketone analogue of halichondrin B, a substance derived from the marine sponge genus Halichondria, with potential antineoplastic activity.

(Liposomal Eribulin Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)