poriferous

English

Etymology

pore +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous

Adjective

poriferous (comparative more poriferous, superlative most poriferous)

  1. Having pores.
    • 2015, Thomas Wright, Monograph on the British Fossil Echinodermata from the Cretaceous Formations:
      The poriferous zones form the line of demarcation between these two classes of columnar plates.
  2. Of or related to the Porifera.

Derived terms
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