MADREPORITE

Etymology

Noun

madreporite (plural madreporites)

(zoology) A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.

(archaic, paleontology) A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.

Source: Wiktionary


Mad"re*po*rite, n. Etym: [Cf. F. madréporite]

1. (Paleon.)

Definition: A fossil coral.

2. (Zoöl.)

Definition: The madreporic plate of echinoderms.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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10 January 2025

INTERSPERSION

(noun) the act of combining one thing at intervals among other things; “the interspersion of illustrations in the text”


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