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Webster 1913 Edition
Madrepora
‖
Madˊre-po′ra
(mădˊrē̍-pō′rȧ)
, Noun.
[NL. See
Madrepore
.] (Zool.)
A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched.
– Madˊre-po′ral
(#)
, Adj.
Definition 2024
Madrepora
Madrepora
See also: madrepora
Translingual
Proper noun
Madrepora f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Oculinidae – reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes more than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched..
Hypernyms
- (genus): Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Scleractinia - order; Oculinidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Madrepora oculata