MILLEPORE

Meaning of MILLEPORE in English

[ 'mɪlɪpɔ: ]

■ noun Zoology a fire coral.

Origin

C18: from Fr. millépore or mod. L. millepora , from L. mille 'thousand' + porus 'pore'.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

MILLEPORE — ˈmiləˌpō(ə)r noun Etymology: New Latin Millepora : any of the stony hydrozoan reef-building corals comprising the order Milleporina with the …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLEPORE — (n.) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or …
Английский словарь Webster
MILLEPORE — ( n. ) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLEPORE — /mil"euh pawr', -pohr'/ , n. a coralline hydrozoan of the genus Millepora, having a smooth calcareous surface with many perforations. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLEPORE — n. (Zoology) coral with a smooth calcareous surface which is perforated with little pores or holes
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
MILLEPORE — noun any coral of the genus millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or …
Webster English vocab
MILLEPORE — also called Stinging Coral, or Pepper Coral (Millepora), any of a genus of invertebrate marine animals comprising the order Milleporina …
Britannica English vocabulary
MILLEPORE — millepore BrE AmE ˈmɪl ɪ pɔː -ə- AmE \ -pɔːr -poʊr ▷ millepore|s z
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
MILLEPORE — n. a reef-building coral of the order Milleporina, with polyps protruding through pores in the calcareous exoskeleton. [F mill÷pore or …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
MILLEPORE — n. a reef-building coral of the order Milleporina, with polyps protruding through pores in the calcareous exoskeleton. [ F millépore …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
MILLEPORE — n. a reef-building coral of the order Milleporina, with polyps protruding through pores in the calcareous exoskeleton. Etymology: F mill{eacute}pore …
Oxford English vocab
HYDROCORALLINE — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ at hydro- +|kȯrəˌlīn, -_lə̇n adjective Etymology: New Latin Hydrocorallina : of or relating to the Hydrocorallina II. noun …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLEPORITE — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˌpōrˌīt, ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ noun ( -s ) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary millepore + -ite : a fossil millepore
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MILLEPORINA — ˌmiləpəˈrīnə, -rēnə noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Millepora + -ina : an order of Hydrozoa comprising reef-building …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SEA GINGER — () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because …
Английский словарь Webster
MILLEPORITE — (n.) A fossil millepore.
Английский словарь Webster
SEA GINGER — A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MILLEPORITE — ( n. ) A fossil millepore.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SEA GINGER — a hydroid coral of the genus millepora, especially m. alcicornis, of the west indies and florida. so called because it …
Webster English vocab
MILLEPORITE — noun a fossil millepore.
Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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