Meanings
Synonyms & antonyms
nounprimitive multicellular marine animal whose porous body is supported by a fibrous skeletal framework; usually occurs in sessile colonies
Broader
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish sienieläin
- sienieläinany sponge of the phylum Porifera
French spongiaire
- spongiaireany sponge of the phylum Porifera
Italian porifero
- poriferoany sponge of the phylum Porifera
Spanish porífero
- poríferoany sponge of the phylum Porifera
Tagalog bugaan
- bugaanany sponge of the phylum Porifera
Cite this entry
APA
poriferan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poriferan
MLA
“poriferan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poriferan. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “poriferan,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/poriferan.
Source: poriferan on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.