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Webster 1913 Edition


Madrepora

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Madˊre-po′ra

(mădˊrē̍-pō′rȧ)
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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.
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Madˊre-po′ral
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Adj.