Definition of Porifers

1. porifer [n] - See also: porifer

Lexicographical Neighbors of Porifers

porges
porgie
porgies
porging
porgy
porier
poriest
porifer
poriferal
poriferan
poriferans
poriferologist
poriferologists
poriferology
poriferous
porifers (current term)
poriform
porime
porimes
porin
poriness
poring
poring over
porins
porism
porismatic
porisms
poristic
porite
porites

Literary usage of Porifers

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. An Introduction to Historical Geology: With Special Reference to North America by William John Miller (1916)
"... to as making up great limestone deposits in the Old World Eocene. They attained a diameter as great as half an inch to an inch (Fig. 192). porifers ..."

2. An Introduction to Historical Geology: With Special Reference to North America by William John Miller (1916)
"porifers. — Sponges were common but they require no special description. Coelenterates. — The Graptolites which are so abundant and important for ..."

3. Catalogue of the Michigan State Library: United States Documents, State by Michigan State Library (1898)
"Zb, The porifers. Washington, 1884. Q. Sec. 1. Atlas of 277 plates. Sec. 2. Geographical review of the fisheries industries and fishing communities for the ..."

4. Independency: A Deduction from the Laws of the Universe by Evan Lewis (1862)
"The distribution of absorbents is generally over the surface in many porifers, as sponges, as well as in some of the lower orders of ..."

5. Independency: A Deduction from the Laws of the Universe by Evan Lewis (1862)
"The distribution of absorbents is generally over the surface in many porifers, as sponges, as well as in some of the lower orders of ..."

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