"Spongida" is a word in ENGLISH

An American plant (Limnobium Spongia), with similar habits.

A coarse American commercial sponge (Spongia dura).

A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are …

The elastic fibrous skeleton of many species of horny Spongiae (keratosa), used for many purposes, especially the varieties of the …

Any one of numerous species of Spongiae, or Porifera. See Illust. and Note under Spongiae.

The grand division of the animal kingdom which includes the sponges; -- called also Spongida, Spongiaria, Spongiozoa, and Porifera.

A division of Spongiae in which the spicules are siliceous and have four branches diverging at right angles. Called also …