swahili [noun]

Sifongo ya bahari

Maana (Definition)

A soft porous invertebrate sea animal (*Porifera*) attached to ocean coral reefs.

Tafsiri ya Kiingereza (English):

marine sponge / sea organism

Sheng / Standard Equivalent:

sifongo

Asili na Utamaduni (Origin & Etymology): Swahili Marine Biology

Mfano wa Sentensi (Example Sentence):

"Sifongo ya bahari husafisha maji ya bahari kwa kuchuja vyakula vidogo."

Translation: The marine sponge filters seawater to feed on microscopic particles.

Maneno Yanayohusiana (Related Terms):

Vumilia kiumbe Bahari Pwani ya marijani