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Porifera (n.)
1843, Modern Latin, literally "bearing pores," neuter plural of
porifer
, from Latin
porus
"pore, opening" (see
pore
(n.)) +
-fer
"bearing" (see
infer
). Related:
Poriferal
;
poriferous
.
