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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