madreporarian

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madreporarian - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Madreporaria \Mad`re*po*ra"ri*a\, n. pl. [NL. See Madrepore.]
     (Zool.)
     An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the
     species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa.
     -- Mad`re*po*ra"ri*an, a. & n.
     [1913 Webster]