primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is
supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies Synonym(s):sponge, poriferan, parazoan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Poriferan \Po*rif"er*an\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
One of the Polifera.
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