Porifera, phylum Porifera
(noun) coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Po*rif"e*ra, n. pl. Etym: [NL., fr. L. porus pore + ferre to bear.] (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also SpongiƦ, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are CalcispongiƦ, Keratosa or FibrospongiƦ, and Silicea.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
21 June 2025
(noun) the condition of being deprived of oxygen (as by having breathing stopped); āasphyxiation is sometimes used as a form of tortureā
The earliest credible evidence of coffee-drinking as the modern beverage appeared in modern-day Yemen. In the middle of the 15th century in Sufi shrines where coffee seeds were first roasted and brewed for drinking. The Yemenis procured the coffee beans from the Ethiopian Highlands.
