madrépora

  • 51madrepore — n. 1 any perforated coral of the genus Madrepora. 2 the animal producing this. Derivatives: madreporic adj. Etymology: F madreacutepore or mod.L madrepora f. It. madrepora f. madre mother + poro PORE(1) …

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  • 52Madrepore — Mad re*pore, n. [F. madrepore, perh. fr. madr[ e] spotted, fr. OF. madre, mazre, a kind of knotty wood with brown spots, fr. OHG. masar a knot, grain, or vein in wood, a speck, G. maser + pore (see {Pore}); or perh. F. madr[ e]pore is rather from …

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  • 53Lophelia pertusa — Conservation status CITES Appendix II (CITES) Scientific classification …

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  • 54МАДРЕПОРИТ — (фр. madeporirte, от итал. madrepora мадрепор). 1) мадрепора окаменелая. 2) видоизменение известняка, сходное с мадрепорою. Словарь иностранных слов, вошедших в состав русского языка. Чудинов А.Н., 1910. МАДРЕПОРИТ франц. madreporite, от итал.… …

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  • 55Madrepore — ◆ Ma|dre|po|re 〈f. 19〉 = Steinkoralle [<ital. madrepora, eigtl. „Mutter der kleinen Öffnungen“; zu madre „Mutter“ (<lat. mater) + grch. poro „Öffnung“] ◆ Die Buchstabenfolge ma|dr... kann in Fremdwörtern auch mad|r... getrennt werden. * * * …

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  • 56madrepore — /ˈmædrəpɔ/ (say madruhpaw) noun any of various corals (madreporarians) of the genus Madrepora, noted for reef building in tropical seas. {French, from Italian madrepora, apparently from madre mother (from Latin māter) + poro (from Greek poros… …

  • 57atolls — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

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  • 58barrier reefs — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

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  • 59black coral — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

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  • 60Brain coral — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… …

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