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    PORIFERA

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: spongesplay

    Synonyms:

    phylum Porifera; Porifera

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("Porifera" is a kind of...):

    phylum ((biology) the major taxonomic group of animals and plants; contains classes)

    Meronyms (members of "Porifera"):

    parazoan; poriferan; sponge (primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies)

    sponge genus (a genus of Porifera)

    class Hyalospongiae; Hyalospongiae (sponges with siliceous spicules that have six rays; choanocytes are restricted to finger-shaped chambers)

    Holonyms ("Porifera" is a member of...):

    Parazoa; subkingdom Parazoa (multicellular organisms having less-specialized cells than in the Metazoa; comprises the single phylum Porifera)

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