Definitions for madreporite

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madreporite mad·re·por·ite

Spelling: [mad-ruh-pawr-ahyt, -pohr-, muh-drep-

IPA: /ˈmæd rəˌpɔr aɪt, -ˌpoʊr-, məˈdrɛp əˌraɪt/

Madreporite is a 11 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 18 points.

You can make 962 anagrams from letters in madreporite (adeeimoprrt).

Definitions for madreporite

noun

1. a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.

Origin of madreporite

First recorded in 1795-1805; madrepore + -ite¹

Examples for madreporite

Note on the aboral surface of the disk a small striated calcareous plate, the madreporite or madreporic plate.