Iouea

== Translingual == === Etymology === 1955, created by M. W. de Laubenfels === Pronunciation === English: (General American) IPA(key): /aɪ.oʊˈi.ə/ === Proper noun === †Iouea f (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”, in Paleobiology Database, 2026