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retepore

retepore noun: any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.

Noun

retepore (plural retepores)

  1. Any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.

Forms of retepore

pluralretepores

Origin of retepore

Latin rete (“net”) + porus (“pore”)

Questions about retepore

What does retepore mean?
Retepore means any of several species of bryozoans of the genus Reteporella (syn. Retepora) or the family Reteporidae, that form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.
What part of speech is retepore?
Retepore is a noun.
What is the plural of retepore?
The plural of retepore is retepores.

Words near retepore in the dictionary

  1. retentors
  2. retentostat
  3. retentostats
  4. retents
  5. reteplase
  6. retepore
  7. retepores
  8. reteporid
  9. reteporids
  10. reteporiform
  11. reterminate

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