transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈma-drə-ˌpȯr ]
noun
Etymology: French madrépore, from Italian madrepora, from madre mother (from Latin mater ) + poro pore (from Latin porus ) — more at mother
Date: 1751
: any of various stony reef-building corals (order Madreporaria) of tropical seas that assume a variety of branching, encrusting, or massive forms
• mad·re·po·ri·an ˌma-drə-ˈpȯr-ē-ən adjective or noun
• mad·re·por·ic -ˈpȯr-ik adjective