| millepore | <zoology> Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia. Origin: L. Mille thousand + porus pore: cf. F. Millepore. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
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