madreporite

noun mad·re·por·ite \ˈma-drə-ˌpȯr-ˌīt\

Definition of MADREPORITE

: a perforated or porous body that is situated at the distal end of the stone canal in echinoderms

International Scientific Vocabulary madrepore + ¹-ite (segment); from the resemblances of the perforations to those of a madrepore

First Known Use: 1877

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