
Meaning of MADREPORARIA
WordNet Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | [n] stony corals |
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| Synonyms: | | order Madreporaria |
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| See Also: | | Acropora, Actinozoa, animal order, Anthozoa, class Actinozoa, class Anthozoa, Fungia, genus Acropora, genus Fungia, genus Maeandra, madrepore, madriporian coral, Maeandra, stony coral | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| Definition: | | \Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Madrepore}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the
species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of {Anthozoa}.
-- {Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an}, a. & n.
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