| NOUN | animal | poriferan, sponge, parazoan | primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework |
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| Meaning | Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies. | |
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| Synonyms | sponge, parazoan | |
| Member of | Porifera, phylum Porifera | coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa |
| Narrower | glass sponge | A siliceous sponge (with glassy spicules) of the class Hyalospongiae |
| Broader | invertebrate | Any animal lacking a backbone or notochord |
| Spanish | esponja, esponjas, parazoan, porifera, poriferan, poríferos, poríforo | |
| Catalan | esponja, parazoan, porifera, porífer | |
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