retepore

[ ree-tuh-pawr, -pohr ]

/ ˈri təˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr /

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noun

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

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Origin of retepore

<New Latin Retepora name of genus; see rete, pore²

Words nearby retepore

retene, retention, retentionist, retentive, retentivity, retepore, retest, rethink, Rethondes, Réti, retiarius

How to use retepore in a sentence

Retepore, much resembling the milleporites flustriformis of Martin, Petrif.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV|Edwin James
In the same mass are segments of encrinus, and fragments of the retepore.
Early Western Travels 1748-1846, Volume XIV|Edwin James