madreporite
[ mad-ruh-pawr-ahyt, -pohr-, muh-drep-uh-rahyt ]
/ ˈmæd rəˌpɔr aɪt, -ˌpoʊr-, məˈdrɛp əˌraɪt /
noun
a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system.
Words nearby madreporite
madras states,
madrasah,
madre,
madre de dios,
madrepore,
madreporite,
madrid,
madrigal,
madrigalist,
madrileño,
madrilène
Example sentences from the Web for madreporite
Note on the aboral surface of the disk a small striated calcareous plate, the madreporite or madreporic plate.
Elementary Zoology, Second Edition |Vernon L. Kellogg