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Definition of millepore in English: milleporenoun ˈmɪlɪpɔːˈmiləˌpôr Zoology A fire coral. Example sentencesExamples - Components of both major axial patterning systems of the Bilateria are differentially expressed along the primary axis of a ‘radiate’ animal, the anthozoan cnidarian Acropora millepore.
- Along with its close relatives the jelly-fish, sea anemones, eel grass, millepores and other members of the cnidarian branch, they have the simplest mode of organization of all multicellular animals.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French millépore or modern Latin millepora, from Latin mille 'thousand' + porus 'pore'. Definition of millepore in US English: milleporenounˈmiləˌpôr Zoology A fire coral. Example sentencesExamples - Along with its close relatives the jelly-fish, sea anemones, eel grass, millepores and other members of the cnidarian branch, they have the simplest mode of organization of all multicellular animals.
- Components of both major axial patterning systems of the Bilateria are differentially expressed along the primary axis of a ‘radiate’ animal, the anthozoan cnidarian Acropora millepore.
Origin Mid 18th century: from French millépore or modern Latin millepora, from Latin mille ‘thousand’ + porus ‘pore’. |