poriferous

English

Etymology

From pore +‎ -i- +‎ -ferous.

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɪfəɹəs

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

• interporiferous