Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A supposed genus of physemarian chalk-sponges, related to Haliphysema, but having several chambers.
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(A) Gastrula of a very simple primitive-gut animal or gastraead (gastrophysema).
The Evolution of Man — Volume 1 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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Ascula of gastrophysema, attached to the floor of the sea.
The Evolution of Man — Volume 2 Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel 1876
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