madreporic

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What does madreporic mean?

Resembling, or pertaining to, the madrepores (corals of the genus Madrepora).

Where does madreporic come from?

Etymology tree English madrepore Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic English madreporic From madrepore + -ic.

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