Spon″gi‐o‐lite (–ō̍‐līt), n. [Gr. σπογγιά sponge + -lite.] (Paleon.) One of the microscopic siliceous spicules which occur abundantly in the texture of sponges, and are sometimes found fossil, as in flints.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.