porifer

porifer
n. any aquatic invertebrate of the phylum Porifera, including sponges.
Etymology: mod.L Porifera f. L porus PORE(1) + - fer bearing

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porˈifer noun
A member of the Porifera
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Main Entry:Porifera

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  • porifer — PORIFÉR, Ă, poriferi, e, adj. (Rar) Care provoacă porozitatea unui material. – Din fr. poriphère. Trimis de pd74, 05.06.2002. Sursa: DEX 98  PORIFÉR adj. porigen. (Material porifer.) Trimis de siveco, 05.08.2004. Sursa: Sinonime  porifér adj. m …   Dicționar Român

  • porífer — po|rí|fer Mot Pla Nom masculí …   Diccionari Català-Català

  • Lycenchelys porifer —   Lycenchelys porifer Clasificación científica Reino …   Wikipedia Español

  • porigen — PORIGÉN adj. v. porifer. Trimis de siveco, 13.09.2007. Sursa: Sinonime  PORIGÉN, Ă adj. Care produce pori; porifer. [cf. fr. porigène < gr. poros – por, gennan – a produce]. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …   Dicționar Român

  • poriferan — /paw rif euhr euhn, poh , peuh /, n. 1. any animal of the phylum Porifera, comprising the sponges. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Porifera. [1860 65; PORIFER(A) + AN] * * * …   Universalium

  • Lycenchelys —   Lycenchelys Lycenchelys p …   Wikipedia Español

  • Porifera — Mod.L., neut. pl. of porifer, from L. porus “pore, opening” (see PORE (Cf. pore) (n.)) + fer “bearing” (see INFER (Cf. infer)). Related: Poriferal …   Etymology dictionary

  • poriferan — noun primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies • Syn: ↑sponge, ↑parazoan • Derivationally related forms: ↑spongy (for: ↑sponge), ↑sponge ( …   Useful english dictionary

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