madreporianadj.n.
/madrᵻˈpɔːrɪən/, U.S. /ˌmædrəˈpɔriən/ Zoology. rare.
A. adj.
= madreporarian adj.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > belonging to order Zoantharia > relating to suborder Madreporaria > relating to madrepore coral
madreporic1805
madreporian1870
1870 Amer. Naturalist 4 39 Both as regards rank in classification, and the succession of the different phases of development.., the Turbinolian is found first and is followed in succession by the Fungian, the Astræan, and the Madreporian types.
1898 N.E.D. at Gemmipore A genus of madreporian corals.
1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Madreporian, madreporic.
1991 New Scientist 30 Nov. 53/3 Each interconnected, flower-like madreporian polyp is impregnated with zooanthellae [sic].
B. n.
= madreporarian n.
ΘΚΠ
the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Zoantharia > suborder Madreporaria > member of
pore coral1708
madrepore1738
madreporite1802
madrepore coral1869
madreporarian1870
madreporacean1877
scleractinian1900
madreporian1961
1961 Webster's 3rd New Internat. Dict. Eng. Lang. Madreporian, madrepore.
1972 Systematic Zool. 21 59/2 Most other classifications split the stony corals into three groups: the imperforate corals, the fungids, and the perforate madreporians.
1984 Bollettino Malacologico (Milan) 20 91 We suppose that the relationship between the mollusk and the madreporian is both trophic (parasitism) and linked to spawning.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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adj.n.1870