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Poriferan

Poriferan Meaning & Definition
Poriferan Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Poriferan?

[n] primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

Synonyms | Synonyms for Poriferan: parazoan | sponge

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See Also | glass sponge | invertebrate | phylum Porifera | Porifera

Poriferan In Webster's Dictionary

\Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Polifera.

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