millepore

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noun

Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.

Similar
fire coral
OriginFrench millépore ← Latin mille →
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Meanings

nounmillepore (plural millepores)

plural millepores

  1. Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.

    Synonyms: fire coral

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAny coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.

Similar
fire coral

Origin

  1. Latinmille“thousand”
  2. Frenchmillépore
  3. Englishmillepore

From French millépore, from Latin mille (“thousand”) + porus (“pore”).

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APA

millepore. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millepore

MLA

“millepore.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millepore. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “millepore,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/millepore.

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