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parazoan

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par⋅a⋅zo⋅an

  [par-uh-zoh-uhn] Zoology
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–noun
1. any member of a group of invertebrates comprising the phylum Porifera, the sponges.
–adjective
2. of or pertaining to a parazoan organism.
Origin:
< NL parazo(a) (see para- 1 , -zoa ) + -an
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parazoan

noun
primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies [syn: sponge] 
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