madrepore
noun
any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas.
madreporic
-
a word derived from
madrepore.
Example Sentences
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This feature alone was indicative of the madreporic formation of the soil, simple deposit, which was not yet, but which in time would become, an island.
From Celebrated Travels and Travellers Part 2. The Great Navigators of the Eighteenth Century by Léon Benett
The rock of which this port of Rottee is formed appeared of a madreporic nature, scattered about in huge blocks.
Somewhat older Cuvieria;l body, g tentacle round mouth, g' testaeteof sole, b madreporic tentacle.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
Obviously its madreporic rocks had been made fertile by tornadoes and thunderstorms.
From Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea by F. P. Walter
Larva of Ophiuran; e'-eiv arms, r' riv solid rods, v v' vibratile chord, w w' water system, b madreporic body, a d digestive system.
From Seaside Studies in Natural History Marine Animals of Massachusetts Bay. Radiates. by Alexander Agassiz
