{
Madˊre-po′ri-an
, Madˊre-po′ric
, }
(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
.