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Porifera
[ paw-rif-er-uh, poh-, puh- ]
noun
- an animal phylum comprising the sponges.
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Other Words From
- po·rifer·an adjective noun
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
The sponges have received the name of Porifera, on account of the structure above described.
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The later stages in the development of the larv of the Porifera are not similar to anything we know of in other groups.
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It appears that in the present unsatisfactory state of our knowledge the larv of the Porifera may be divided into two groups: viz.
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The walls are perforated by small holes, the pores, from which the name Porifera is derived.
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The phylum Porifera or Spongi includes the simplest of the Metazoa or multicellular animals.
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