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madreporian

madreporian adjective: resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.

Adjective

madreporian (comparative more madreporian, superlative most madreporian)

  1. Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
    Synonyms:
    madreporic

Noun

madreporian (plural madreporians)

  1. Any member of the genus Madrepora.

Synonyms of madreporian

Forms of madreporian

Adjective
comparativemore madreporian
superlativemost madreporian
Noun
pluralmadreporians

Origin of madreporian

From taxonomic name Madrepora + -ian.

Questions about madreporian

What does madreporian mean?
Madreporian means resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
What part of speech is madreporian?
Madreporian can be an adjective or a noun.

Words near madreporian in the dictionary

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

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