Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the Reteporidæ.
- Of or pertaining to the Reteporidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus Retepora. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any of several
species ofbryozoans of thegenus Retepora. They form delicatecalcareous corals , usually composed of thinfenestrated fronds .
Etymologies
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Latin rete ("net") + porus ("pore")
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