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poriferologist

poriferologist noun: a biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).

Noun

poriferologist (plural poriferologists)

  1. (rare) A biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).
    • Besides Dr. Nigrelli the party included Dr. Martin F. Stempien, Jr., of the Aquarium staff, Dr. Gustavo Pulitzer, a marine ecologist and poriferologist of Portofino, Italy1964, Animal kingdom, volumes 67-68, New York Zoological Society
    • Poriferologists generally agree that a sponge mass bounded by pinacocytes is an individual rather than a colony.1978, Monographs on oceanographic methodology, volume 5, Unesco

Forms of poriferologist

pluralporiferologists

Origin of poriferologist

From translingual Porifera + -ology + -ist.

Questions about poriferologist

What does poriferologist mean?
Poriferologist means a biologist whose specialty is the study of poriferans (sponges of the phylum Porifera).
What part of speech is poriferologist?
Poriferologist is a noun.
What is the plural of poriferologist?
The plural of poriferologist is poriferologists.

Words near poriferologist in the dictionary

  1. poriferal
  2. poriferan
  3. poriferans
  4. poriferasterol
  5. poriferic
  6. poriferologist
  7. poriferologists
  8. poriferous
  9. porifers
  10. poriform
  11. porin

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