Madreporaria
Syllabification: (Mad·re·po·rar·i·a)
Pronunciation: /ˌmadrəpəˈre(ə)rēə, məˌdrepə-/
Zoology
Definition of Madreporaria
- another term for Scleractinia.
Derivatives
Pronunciation: /-ˈre(ə)rēən/
noun & adjective
Origin:
modern Latin (plural), from Madrepora (genus name), from Italian, probably from madre 'mother', with reference to the prolific growth of the coral