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- proper noun A taxonomic
genus within thephylum Porifera —Cretaceous fossil sponges .
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1955, created by M. W. de Laubenfels
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hernesheir commented on the word Iouea
A 4-syllable aconsonantal euvocalic genus of fossil sponge described by de Laubenfels in 1955. One wonders if de Laubenfels owed somebody some money at the time? Cf. the panvocalic and aconsonantal plant genus Aiouea.
June 28, 2010
juliahuck commented on the word Iouea
A type of sponge.
December 14, 2010