(definition) by Webster 1913 Wed Dec 22 1999 at 1:00:06

Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a (?), n. pl. [NL. See Madrepore.] Zool.

An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa.

-- Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an (#), a. & n.

 

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