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madrepore

mad·re·pore
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [mad-ruh-pawr, -pohr]
    • /ˈmæd rəˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr/
    • /ˌmæ.drɪ.ˈpɔː/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [mad-ruh-pawr, -pohr]
    • /ˈmæd rəˌpɔr, -ˌpoʊr/

Definitions of madrepore word

  • noun madrepore any true or stony coral of the order Madreporaria, forming reefs or islands in tropical seas. 1
  • noun madrepore A coral of the genus Madrepora or of the larger group Madreporaria. 1
  • noun madrepore any coral of the genus Madrepora, many of which occur in tropical seas and form large coral reefs: order Zoantharia 0
  • noun madrepore stony coral 0

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Origin of madrepore

First appearance:

before 1745
One of the 47% newest English words
1745-55; < French madrépore reef-building coral < Italian madrepora, equivalent to madre mother (< Latin māter) + -pora, for poro < Greek pôros kind of stone

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Parts of speech for Madrepore

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

madrepore popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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