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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
poriferan /pəˈrɪf(ə)rən/ Zoology

▶noun an aquatic invertebrate of the order Porifera; a sponge. ▶adjective relating to poriferans.

– origin from mod. L. Porifera, from L. porus ‘pore’ + -fer ‘bearing’.

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