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Madreporic
{
Madˊre-po′ri-an
,Madˊre-po′ric
, }Adj.
(Zool.)
Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus
Madrepora
. Madreporic plate
(Zool.)
, a perforated plate in echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the ambulacral tubes; – called also
madreporic tubercule
.