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Thesaurus: porifera

A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea.

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  1. n. pl. A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiae, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiae, Keratosa or Fibrospongiae, and Silicea.
  2. A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; -- called also Spongiæ, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principal divisions are Calcispongiæ, Keratosa or Fibrospongiæ, and Silicea.
  3. A grand division of the Invertebrata, including the sponges; --called also Spongiæ, Spongida, and Spongiozoa. The principaldivisions are Calcispongiæ, Keratosa or Fibrospongiæ, and Silicea.
  4. n coextensive with the subkingdom Parazoa: sponges