poriferan

Noun
Synonyms: spongeparazoan

WordNet 3.0

Noun (1)

  1. primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile coloniesSynonyms: spongeparazoan
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Poriferan \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zool.) One of the Polifera. [1913 Webster]
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