poriferans

[paw-rif-er-uhn, poh-, puh-]

po·rif·er·an

[paw-rif-er-uhn, poh-, puh-]
noun
1.
any animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges.
adjective
2.
belonging or pertaining to the Porifera.

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Poriferans is always a great word to know.
So is interrobang. Does it mean:
a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.
an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

Origin:
1860–65; Porifer(a) + -an
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Po·rif·er·a

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

Origin:
1835–45; < Neo-Latin equivalent to Late Latin porus pore2 + -i- -i- + -fera, neuter plural of -ferus -ferous

po·rif·er·an, adjective, noun
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poriferan   (pə-rĭf'ər-ən)  Pronunciation Key 
See sponge.
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