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Meaning of PORIFERA

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
 

PORIFERA is a 8 letter word that starts with P.

 

 Synonyms: phylum Porifera
 
 See Also: class Hyalospongiae, Hyalospongiae, Parazoa, parazoan, phylum, poriferan, sponge, sponge genus, subkingdom Parazoa

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Po*rif"e*ra\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. porus pore + ferre
to bear.] (Zo["o]l.)
A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges;
-- called also {Spongi[ae]}, {Spongida}, and {Spongiozoa}.
The principal divisions are Calcispongi[ae], Keratosa or
Fibrospongi[ae], and Silicea.

 

 

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