madrepore
Meanings
Plural: madrepores
Noun
- corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
- A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.
- Any stony coral.
Origin / Etymology
From French madrépore, from Italian madrepora (from madre (“mother”)), from Latin mater + poro (“pore”), from Latin porus.
Synonyms
madriporian coral, stony coral
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