madreporites
Meaning of madreporites
plural noun
a perforated plate by which the entry of seawater into the vascular system of an echinoderm is controlled.
early 19th century: from madrepore (see Madreporaria) + -ite1.
Information about madreporites
- It is a name.
- The singular form of madreporites is: madreporite.
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Hyphenation of madreporites
madreporites
- It consists of 1 syllables and 12 chars.
- madreporites is a word monosyllabic because it has one syllable
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