spongy

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Spongy moths produce just one generation a year.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 13, 2022

Spongy moths: These invasive insects can decimate your garden.

From New York Times • Sep. 24, 2022

Spongy panels of skin cling to the meat; the texture is intentionally slippery.

From New York Times • Oct. 4, 2018

Spongy bone is made of tiny plates called trabeculae.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2015

Spongy platina was then used in place of the plates, and jets of hydrogen mingled with the different gases thrown against it in air.

From Experimental Researches in Electricity, Volume 1 by Faraday, Michael