Definitions for madreporeˈmæd rəˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mad•re•poreˈmæd rəˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr(n.)
any coral of the order Madreporaria forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of madrepore:
1745–55; < F
Princeton's WordNet
stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral(noun)
corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
Wiktionary
madrepore(Noun)
A coral of the order Madreporaria
madrepore(Noun)
Any stony coral.
Origin: From madrepore, from madrepora, from madre, from mater + poro, from porus
Webster Dictionary
Madrepore(noun)
any coral of the genus Madrepora; formerly, often applied to any stony coral
Freebase
Madrepore
Madrepore is a genus of stony corals, often found forming reefs or islands in tropical locations. The names Madrepore and Madreporaria were formerly applied universally to any stony coral of the family Scleractinia. They reproduce in three separate ways as discovered by the marine zoologist Anne Thynne.
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