Definition of Madreporic. Meaning of Madreporic. Synonyms of Madreporic

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Definition of Madreporic

Madreporic
Madreporian Mad`re*po"ri*an, Madreporic Mad`re*po"ric, a. (Zo["o]l.) Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora. Madreporic plate (Zo["o]l.), a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule.

Meaning of Madreporic from wikipedia

- islands are situated an hour's boat ride from Djibouti. They feature madreporic mangroves, with a rich seabed and colorful algae. Various fish species...
- be rows of minute conical papillae[disambiguation needed]. One large madreporic body." The species possesses twenty arms which are smooth, lacking spines...
- spines were longer and more compressed. The spines, pedicellariae, and the madreporic plate were light yellowish. It hasn’t been seen in the wild since 1983...
- Cuénot (1891). "Note on multiple genital openings, on the extension of the madreporic pores outside the madreporite, and on the terminology of the apical apparatus...