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Definition of Madrepores
1. madrepore [n] - See also: madrepore
Lexicographical Neighbors of Madrepores
Literary usage of Madrepores
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Natural History of Animals: Containing Brief Descriptions of the Animals by Sanborn Tenney (1875)
"The great group of madrepores contains polyps which have a definite number of
... In the true madrepores, Figure 499, the polyps do not secrete coral at the ..."
2. A Narrative of a Visit to the Australian Colonies by James Backhouse (1843)
"Burial of a Prisoner.—Improvement among the Prisoners.—Provisions. —Sweet
Potato.—Profanity.— Perjury.—madrepores. ..."
3. Organic Remains of a Former World: An Examination of the Mineralized Remains by James Parkinson (1808)
"madrepores NOT FOUND IN A MINERALIZED STATE. HARDLY any of the animalized parts
of creation are arranged with more difficulty than those remains of ..."
4. A Geological Survey of the Yorkshire Coast: Describing the Strata and by George Young (1828)
"The corals are divided into various genera, as tub/pores, madrepores, ...
The madrepores are distinguished into simple and compound, the former shewing only ..."
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