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Meaning of barrel sponge | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A sponge of the genus Xestospongia, especially Xestospongia testudinaria.

Examples

“In making use of something as simple as a difference in water speed, barrel sponges are exploiting energy from currents and tides that ultimately derive from the gravitational pull exerted by the Moon and Sun.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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