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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Tubipora \Tu*bip"o*ra\, n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus
passage, pore.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral
(called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel
cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates.
These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses.
They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
[1913 Webster]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Tubipora \Tu*bip"o*ra\, n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus
passage, pore.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral
(called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel
cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates.
These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses.
They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]
Tubipora
Translingual n.
(taxon genus family Tubiporidae certain soft corals)
From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]
Tubipora
Translingual n.
(taxon genus family Tubiporidae certain soft corals)
From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]
Tubipora
Translingual n.
(taxon genus family Tubiporidae certain soft corals)
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