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spongillafly

American

[spuhn-jil-uh-flahy, spon-] / spʌnˈdʒɪl əˌflaɪ, spɒn- /

noun

spongefly.

Other Word Forms

Inflected Forms

noun

spongillaflies

plural

Etymology

Origin of spongillafly

< New Latin spongilla ( Latin spong ( ia ) sponge + -illa diminutive suffix) + fly ¹

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