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millepore

millepore noun: any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.

Noun

millepore (plural millepores)

  1. Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.
    Synonyms:
    fire coral

Synonyms of millepore

Forms of millepore

pluralmillepores

Origin of millepore

From French millépore, from Latin mille (“thousand”) + porus (“pore”).

Words formed from millepore

Questions about millepore

What does millepore mean?
Millepore means any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.
What part of speech is millepore?
Millepore is a noun.
What is the plural of millepore?
The plural of millepore is millepores.

Words near millepore in the dictionary

  1. millenopause
  2. milleped
  3. millepede
  4. millepedes
  5. millepeds
  6. millepore
  7. millepores
  8. milleporid
  9. milleporids
  10. milleporine
  11. milleporite

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