"madrepore" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈmædɹɪpɔː(ɹ)/ Forms: madrepores [plural]
Etymology: From French madrépore, from Italian madrepora (from madre (“mother”)), from Latin mater + poro (“pore”), from Latin porus. Etymology templates: {{der|en|fr|madrepore|madrépore}} French madrépore, {{der|en|it|madrepora|}} Italian madrepora, {{der|en|la|mater|}} Latin mater, {{der|en|la|porus|}} Latin porus Head templates: {{en-noun}} madrepore (plural madrepores)
  1. A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.
    Sense id: en-madrepore-en-noun-poLhE2wz
  2. (archaic) Any stony coral. Tags: archaic Categories (lifeform): Stony corals
    Sense id: en-madrepore-en-noun-zapzNHwo Disambiguation of Stony corals: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 23 77 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 25 75 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 24 76
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: madreporite

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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