ˌmadrəpəˈra(a)rēə, məˌdrep- noun plural
Usage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, from Madrepora + -aria
: an extensive order of Anthozoa including most species that produce stony corals and that resemble the actiniarians in the general structure of the soft parts but that usually form colonies and always have an ectodermal calcareous skeleton
• mad·re·po·rar·i·an |madrəpə|ra(a)rēən, mə|drep- adjective or noun