Iouea

Translingual

Etymology

1955, created by M. W. de Laubenfels

Pronunciation

• English:

  (General American) IPA^(key): /aɪ.oʊˈi.ə/

Proper noun

†Iouea f

1. (archaic) A taxonomic genus within the order Lithistida – Cretaceous fossil sponges; Synonym of †Schrammeniella.

Usage notes

• This is the shortest word used in English that contains all five vowels.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Demospongiae - class; Lithistida - order

References

• List of prehistoric sponges on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Iouea at Paleobiology Database