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madrepore

/ˈmædɹɪpɔː(ɹ)/

madrepore noun: a coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.

Noun

madrepore (plural madrepores)

  1. A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.
    • The beauty of the madrepores and corallines, of which the finest specimens are found in the recesses of the Bay of Tappanuli, is not to be surpassed in any country.1811, William Marsden, The History of Sumatra
    • The rocks of Gonye are reddish gray sandstone, nearly horizontal, and perforated by madrepores, the holes showing the course of the insect in different directions.1873, David Livingstone, Missionary Travels and Researches in South Africa
  2. (archaic) Any stony coral.
    • This bay is approached from the choir by the first marble step which is in Frosterley, a marble with beautiful madrepores of light colour on a dark ground.1926, W.D. Sweeting, The Cathedral Church of Peterborough

madrepore meaning in Bengali

madrepore in Bengali

যেকোনো পাথুরে প্রবাল

Forms of madrepore

pluralmadrepores

Origin of madrepore

From French madrépore, from Italian madrepora (from madre (“mother”)), from Latin mater + poro (“pore”), from Latin porus.

Words formed from madrepore

Questions about madrepore

What does madrepore mean?
Madrepore means a coral of the genus Madrepora or of the order Madreporaria.
What is madrepore in Bengali?
Madrepore in Bengali is যেকোনো পাথুরে প্রবাল. See Madrepore meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is madrepore?
Madrepore is a noun.
How do you pronounce madrepore?
Madrepore is pronounced /ˈmædɹɪpɔː(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of madrepore?
The plural of madrepore is madrepores.

Words near madrepore in the dictionary

  1. Madrecha
  2. madreperl
  3. madreporal
  4. madreporarian
  5. madreporarians
  6. madrepore
  7. madrepores
  8. madreporian
  9. madreporians
  10. madreporic
  11. madreporical

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