PORIFERAN

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

poriferan (plural poriferans)

(zoology) Any sponge of the phylum Porifera.

Source: Wiktionary


Po*rif"er*an, n. (Zoöl.)

Definition: One of the Polifera.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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5 April 2025

SET

(noun) an unofficial association of people or groups; “the smart set goes there”; “they were an angry lot”


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