Definitions for poriferan
pɔˈrɪf ər ən, poʊ-, pə-porifer·an

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1. sponge, poriferan, parazoannoun

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

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1. poriferannoun

   Any sponge of the phylum Porifera

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1. poriferan

   Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera (; meaning 'pore bearer'), are a basal animal clade as a sister of the diploblasts. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels allowing water to circulate through them, consisting of jelly-like mesohyl sandwiched between two thin layers of cells. Sponges have unspecialized cells that can transform into other types and that often migrate between the main cell layers and the mesohyl in the process. Sponges do not have nervous, digestive or circulatory systems. Instead, most rely on maintaining a constant water flow through their bodies to obtain food and oxygen and to remove wastes. Sponges were first to branch off the evolutionary tree from the last common ancestor of all animals, making them the sister group of all other animals.

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1. poriferan

   Poriferan refers to a member of the phylum Porifera, which includes marine and freshwater invertebrate animals commonly known as sponges. They are multicellular organisms that have bodies full of pores and channels, allowing water to circulate through them. They are primarily responsible for filtering water and generating oxygen.

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1. Poriferannoun

   one of the Polifera

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1. • Invertebrate

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of poriferan in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of poriferan in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=poriferan
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Poriferan
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poriferan
4. ^ ChatGPT
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5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/poriferan
6. ^ Usage in printed sources
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