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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SILICOIDEA

Sil `i *coi "de *a, n. pl. Etym: [NL. See Silex, and -oid.] (Zoöl.)

 

Defn: An extensive order of Porifera, which includes those that have the skeleton composed mainly of siliceous fibers or spicules.