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Madrepore   Listen
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Madrepore  n.  (Zool.) Any coral of the genus Madrepora, a group of corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands; formerly, often applied to any stony coral.
Synonyms: stony coral, madriporian coral.






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"Madrepore" Quotes from Famous Books



... concealment was pressing, for they were standing out upon the open sands, and, with a feeling of despair and misery attacking him, Oliver followed his companion to where some huge fragments of madrepore coral lay a few yards from the water's edge, affording them a place where they could hide, and, at the same time, observe what was going on out in the lagoon, where ...
— Fire Island - Being the Adventures of Uncertain Naturalists in an Unknown Track • G. Manville Fenn



Words linked to "Madrepore" :   coral, order Madreporaria, staghorn coral, stony coral, brain coral, stag's-horn coral



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