Meaning Porifera
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Porifera


1843, Modern Latin, literally "bearing pores," neuter plural of porifer, from Latin porus "pore, opening" (see pore (n.)) + -fer "bearing" (see infer). Related: Poriferal [..]
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Porifera


The animal phylum whose members are sessile and either asymmetrical or radially symmetrical. Body organized around a system of water canals and chambers. Cells are not organized into tissues or organs. Sponges. porocyte
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Porifera


(n) coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges
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Porifera


The phylum comprising the sponges
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Porifera


The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular Animals that utilize flagellated Cells called choanocytes to circulate Water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an e [..]
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Porifera


The phylum of sponges which are sessile, suspension-feeding, multicellular animals that utilize flagellated cells called choanocytes to circulate water. Most are hermaphroditic. They are probably an e [..]
Source: medicaldictionaryweb.com





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