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MADREPORIAN
Etymology
Adjective
madreporian (comparative more madreporian, superlative most madreporian)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
Synonyms
• madreporic
Noun
madreporian (plural madreporians)
Any member of the genus Madrepora.
Source: Wiktionary
Mad`re*po"ri*an, Mad`re*po"ric, a. (Zoöl.)
Definition: Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora. Madreporic plate (Zoöl.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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