About The Word Porifera
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Porifera
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What's The Definition Of Porifera?
[n] coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
Synonyms | Synonyms for Porifera: phylum Porifera Related Terms | Find terms related to Porifera: See Also | class Hyalospongiae | Hyalospongiae | Parazoa | parazoan | phylum | poriferan | sponge | sponge genus | subkingdom Parazoa Porifera In Webster's Dictionary \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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