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Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Any sponge of the phylum Porifera.
2. 2
   primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

parazoanspongesponge

Etymology

Porifera + -an

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