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Definition of: madreporarian
(mad′rə·pô·râr′ē·ən) noun
One of a suborder (Madreporaria) of anthozoans with a calcareous skeleton secreted by cells; one of the reef–forming stony corals of tropical seas.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the Madreporaria: also mad′re·po′ral (-pôr′əl, -pō′rəl). [<NL <Ital. madrepora MADREPORE]
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