PORIFERA Meaning of PORIFERA in English /paw rif"euhr euh, poh-, peuh-/ , n.an animal phylum comprising the sponges. [ 1835-45; porus PORE 2 + -i- -I- + -fera, neut. pl. of -ferus -FEROUS ] Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary. Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House . 2012