Definition of Madreporians

1. madreporian [n] - See also: madreporian

Lexicographical Neighbors of Madreporians

madrasa
madrasah
madrasahs
madrasas
madrases
madre
madrepora
madreporaria
madrepore
madrepores
madreporian
madreporians (current term)
madreporic
madreporier
madreporiform
madreporite
madreporites
madres
madrier
madrigal
madrigaler
madrigalers
madrigalian
madrigalist
madrigalists
madrigals

Literary usage of Madreporians

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Seaside Studies in Natural History by Elizabeth Cabot Cary Agassiz, Alexander Agassiz (1871)
"But the tendency to solidify is not limited to definite points, as in the madreporians. It may take place anywhere, the rigidity of the whole structure ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (1867)
"... or other multiplies of six, precisely as in the madreporians, and in some cases these extend inward from the wall, so as to join a central columella. ..."

3. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"I have looked diligently for corals, but the only madreporians 1 have scen in the Bay of Rio consist of a couple of species of ..."

4. Thayer Expedition by Charles Frederick Hartt (1870)
"As we go northward from Cape Frio the madreporians become quite common on the rocky shores, though the species are not numerous, and they are associated ..."

5. Summarized Proceedings ... and a Directory of Members (1867)
"... or other multiplies of six, precisely as in the madreporians, and in some cases these extend inward from the wall, so as to join a central columella. ..."

6. Bulletin (1904)
"As we go northward from Cape Frio, the madreporians become quite common on the rocky shores, though the species are not numerous, and they are associated ..."

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