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Meaning of madreporite | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C1
ˌmædɹəˈpɔɹaɪt

Definitions

  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

Equivalents

Français madréporite

Examples

“a similar Madreporite deposite is noticed a few feet above the coal seam”
“Whether madreporite occurs naturally in Spain, I do not know⟳”
“Madreporite was regarded as a variety of calcite and anthraconite a lamellar variety of madreporite”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.
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See also

Madresfield Madriaga madrich Madrid Madridejos Madridian

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