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poriferan

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/pɔːˈrɪfərən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(pô rif′ər ən, pō-, pə-)

po•rif•er•an (pô rif′ər ən, pō-, pə-),USA pronunciation n.

Invertebratesany animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges.

adj.

Invertebratesbelonging or pertaining to the Porifera.

Porifer(a) + -an 1860–65

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poriferan /pɔːˈrɪfərən/ n

any invertebrate of the phylum Porifera, which comprises the sponges

Etymology: 19th Century: from New Latin porifer bearing pores

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