WordNet Dictionary
Webster's 1913 Dictionary\Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Polifera.
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| Matching Terms: | porifera, poriferata | ||
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| Definition: | [n] primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies | ||
| Synonyms: | parazoan, sponge | ||
| See Also: | glass sponge, invertebrate, phylum Porifera, Porifera | ||
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary | |||
| Definition: | \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Polifera. | ||
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