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 .