retepore

American

[ree-tuh-pawr, -pohr] / ˈri təˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /

noun

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

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

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Retepore, rē′te-pōr, n. a coral of the genus Reteporid�.

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