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Webster 1913 Edition
Millepore
Mil′le-pore
(mĭl′lē̍-pōr)
, Noun.
[L.
mille
thousand + porus
pore: cf. F. millépore
.] (Zool.)
Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See
Hydrocorallia
. Webster 1828 Edition
Millepore
MIL'LEPORE
,Noun.
A genus of lithophytes or polypiers of various forms, which have the surface perforated with little holes or pores, or even without any apparent perforation.