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Porifera

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Po⋅rif⋅er⋅a

[paw-rif-er-uh, poh-, puh-]
–noun
an animal phylum comprising the sponges.

Origin:
1835–45; < NL equiv. to LL porus pore 2 + -i- -i- + -fera, neut. pl. of -ferus -ferous
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