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heliopores

heliopores is the plural of heliopore.

Meaning of heliopore

Noun

heliopore (plural heliopores)

  1. A coral of the genus Heliopora, the sun coral or blue coral.
    • The Heliolites are closely related to the Helioporæ, but the interstices are irregularly cellular[…] The cells contain twelve short rays or striations, and around the aperture twelve granules may generally be distinguished, situated like those of the Heliopores.1846, James Dwight Dana, United States Exploring Expedition, volume VII, page 541

Questions about heliopores

What is heliopores the plural of?
Heliopores is the plural of heliopore.

Words near heliopores in the dictionary

  1. Heliopolis in Syra
  2. Heliopolis Syriaca
  3. Heliopolitan
  4. Heliopolitans
  5. heliopore
  6. heliopores
  7. helioporid
  8. helioporids
  9. heliopses
  10. heliopsis
  11. heliopsises

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