- madreporian
- adjective or noun see madrepore
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
madreporian
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Madreporian — Mad re*po ri*an, Madreporic Mad re*po ric, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus {Madrepora}. [1913 Webster] {Madreporic plate} (Zo[ o]l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
madreporian — See madrepore. * * * … Universalium
madreporian — mad·re·po·ri·an … English syllables
madreporian — I. |madrə|pōrēən adjective Etymology: madrepore + ian : madreporic II. noun ( s) : madrepore … Useful english dictionary
Madreporic — Madreporian Mad re*po ri*an, Madreporic Mad re*po ric, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus {Madrepora}. [1913 Webster] {Madreporic plate} (Zo[ o]l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Madreporic plate — Madreporian Mad re*po ri*an, Madreporic Mad re*po ric, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus {Madrepora}. [1913 Webster] {Madreporic plate} (Zo[ o]l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
madreporic tubercule — Madreporian Mad re*po ri*an, Madreporic Mad re*po ric, a. (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus {Madrepora}. [1913 Webster] {Madreporic plate} (Zo[ o]l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Madreporiform — Mad re*po ri*form, a. [Madrepore + form.] (Zo[ o]l.) Resembling a madreporian coral in form or structure. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
madrepore — noun Etymology: French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre mother (from Latin mater) + poro pore (from Latin porus) more at mother Date: 1751 any of various stony reef building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a… … New Collegiate Dictionary
madreporic — See madreporian. * * * … Universalium
