millepore
millepore · millepores
Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated…Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.
Meaning
1 sensesAny coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.
Origin
From French millépore, from Latin mille (“thousand”) + porus (“pore”).From French millépore, from Latin mille (“thousand”) + porus (“pore”).
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Forms
plural: millepores| Singular | millepore |
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regular
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedmilleporite