Definitions for madreporiteˈmæd rəˌpɔr aɪt, -ˌpoʊr-, məˈdrɛp əˌraɪt
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
mad•re•por•iteˈmæd rəˌpɔr aɪt, -ˌpoʊr-, məˈdrɛp əˌraɪt(n.)
a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms through which water passes into the vascular system.
Category: Invertebrates
Origin of madreporite:
1875–80
Wiktionary
madreporite(Noun)
A fossil coral.
Webster Dictionary
Madreporite(noun)
a fossil coral
Madreporite(noun)
the madreporic plate of echinoderms
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