madreporite
madreporite · madreporites
A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular…A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
US/ˌmædɹəˈpɔɹaɪt/
Meaning
2 sensesA calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
(archaic)A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.
Origin
From madrepore + -ite; the echinoderm sense is in reference to how it resembles the coral.From madrepore + -ite; the echinoderm sense is in reference to how it resembles the coral.
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Forms
plural: madreporites| Singular | madreporite |
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Word family
1 related wordsDerivedmadreporitic