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Noun Concept
Categories: Parazoa, Ediacaran first appearances, Articles with 'species' microformats, Poriferans, Aquatic animals
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sponge  poriferan  parazoan  sponges  marine sponge
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Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies WordNet 3.0
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Primitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
Sponges, the members of the phylum Porifera, are a basal animal clade as a sister of the Diploblasts. Wikipedia
Animal of the phylum Porifera. Wikipedia Disambiguation
An member of any of the species belonging to the phylum Porifera. They are marine porous animals. OmegaWiki
A phylum of the animal kingdom characterized by the presence of canal systems and chambers through which water is drawn in and released; tissues and organs are absent. OmegaWiki
Any sponge (of the subkingdom Parazoa). Wiktionary
(zoology) any sponge. Wiktionary (translation)
Any of various marine invertebrates, mostly of the phylum Porifera, that have a porous skeleton often of silica. Wiktionary