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tubiporite

tubiporite noun: any fossil coral of the genus †Syringopora, or relates genera, consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules.

Noun

tubiporite (plural tubiporites)

  1. (archaic) Any fossil coral of the genus †Syringopora, or relates genera, consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules.

Forms of tubiporite

pluraltubiporites

Origin of tubiporite

From tubipore + -ite.

Questions about tubiporite

What does tubiporite mean?
Tubiporite means any fossil coral of the genus †Syringopora, or relates genera, consisting of a cluster of upright tubes united together by small transverse tubules.
What part of speech is tubiporite?
Tubiporite is a noun.
What is the plural of tubiporite?
The plural of tubiporite is tubiporites.

Words near tubiporite in the dictionary

  1. tubiluchids
  2. tubing
  3. tubings
  4. tubipore
  5. tubipores
  6. tubiporite
  7. tubiporites
  8. tubist
  9. tubists
  10. tubivalve
  11. tubivalves

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