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单词 madrepore
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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
mad•re•pore  (madrə pôr′, -pōr′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesany true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
  • Greek pôros kind of stone
  • Latin māter) + -pora, for poro
  • Italian madrepora, equivalent. to madre mother (
  • French madrépore reef-building coral
  • 1745–55;
mad•re•por•ic  (mad′rə pôrik, -por-),USA pronunciation mad•re•po•ri•an (mad′rə pôrē ən, -pōr-),USA pronunciation adj. 
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
madrepore /ˌmædrɪˈpɔː/ n
  1. any coral of the genus Madrepora, many of which occur in tropical seas and form large coral reefs: order Zoantharia
Etymology: 18th Century: via French from Italian madrepora mother-stone, from madre mother + -pora, from Latin porus or Greek poros calcareous stone, stalactite

ˌmadreˈporal, madreporic /ˌmædrɪˈpɒrɪk/, ˌmadreˈporian adj
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