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ZIMOCCA
Noun
zimocca (plural zimoccas)
The marine sponge Spongia zimocca.
Source: Wiktionary
Zi*moc"ca, n.
Definition: A sponge (Euspongia zimocca) of flat form and fine quality, from the Adriatic, about the Greek islands, and the coast of Barbary.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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