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| Matching Terms: | | poriferan, poriferata, poriferous
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| | Definition: | | [n] coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges |
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| | Synonyms: | | phylum Porifera |
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| | See Also: | | class Hyalospongiae, Hyalospongiae, Parazoa, parazoan, phylum, poriferan, sponge, sponge genus, subkingdom Parazoa |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | 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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