madrepore

mad·re·pore

M0021500 (măd′rə-pôr′)n. Any of various hard corals of the genus Madrepora or of the order Scleractinia (formerly Madreporaria).

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[Italian madrepora : madre, mother (from Latin māter, mātr-; see māter- in Indo-European roots) + -pora (alteration of poro, tufa, pore, from Late Latin porus, passageway; see pore², or from Latin pōrus, calcareous stone, stalactite, from Greek pōros).]

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mad′re·po′ri·an adj.mad′re·por′ic adj.

madrepore

(ˌmædrɪˈpɔː) n (Zoology) any coral of the genus Madrepora, many of which occur in tropical seas and form large coral reefs: order Zoantharia[C18: via French from Italian madrepora mother-stone, from madre mother + -pora, from Latin porus or Greek poros calcareous stone, stalactite] ˌmadreˈporal, madreporic, madreporitic, ˌmadreˈporian adj

mad•re•pore

(ˈmæd rəˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr)

n. any coral of the order Madreporaria forming reefs or islands in tropical seas. [1745–55; < French]

Thesaurus

Noun

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madrepore - corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islandsmadriporian coral, stony coralcoral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefsMadreporaria, order Madreporaria - stony coralsbrain coral - massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surfacestaghorn coral, stag's-horn coral - large branching coral resembling antlersmushroom coral - flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)

Translations

madrepora