megasclere

noun

mega·​sclere

: a large spicule

specifically : one of the skeletal spicules of a sponge

megascleric

¦⸗⸗¦sklirik

-ler-

adjective

or megasclerous

-¦sklirəs,

-ler-

Word History

Etymology

mega- + sclere

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