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porifera

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Po⋅rif⋅er⋅a

  [paw-rif-er-uh, poh-, puh-]
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–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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porifera

noun
coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges 
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