madreporite

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˌmædɹəˈpɔɹaɪt/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment.
  2. A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same. archaic
    — a similar Madreporite deposite is noticed a few feet above the coal seam

词形变化

madreporites plural

词汇关系

衍生词
madreporitic

词源

From madrepore + -ite; the echinoderm sense is in reference to how it resembles the coral.
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