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poriferan
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Noun poriferan has 1 sense
- poriferan(n = noun.animal) parazoan, sponge - primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies; Array is a kind of invertebrate
is a member of phylum porifera, porifera
has particulars: glass sponge
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