retepore

[ ree-tuh-pawr, -pohr ]

noun

1. any bryozoan of the family Reteporidae which forms colonies that have a networklike structure.

Word History and Origins

Origin of retepore¹

< New Latin Retepora name of genus; rete, pore ²

Example Sentences

Retepore, much resembling the milleporites flustriformis of Martin, Petrif.

From Project Gutenberg

In the same mass are segments of encrinus, and fragments of the retepore.

From Project Gutenberg