PARAZOAN

sponge, poriferan, parazoan

(noun) primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

parazoan (plural parazoans)

(zoology) Any sponge (of the subkingdom Parazoa)

Anagrams

• Zaparoan

Source: Wiktionary



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SOAK

(noun) the process of becoming softened and saturated as a consequence of being immersed in water (or other liquid); “a good soak put life back in the wagon”


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