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Meaning of MADREPORARIA

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 Definition: [n]  stony corals
 
 Synonyms: order Madreporaria
 
 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
 
 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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