Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Madreporaria"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Madreporaria \Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See {Madrepore}.]
(Zo["o]l.)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Anthozoa \An`tho*zo"a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. 'a`nqos flower + ?
animal.] (Zo["o]l.)
The class of the C[oe]lenterata which includes the corals and
sea anemones. The three principal groups or orders are
{Acyonaria}, {Actinaria}, and {Madreporaria}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Madreporaria
n : stony corals [syn: {Madreporaria}, {order Madreporaria}]
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