Tubipora

noun

Tu·​bip·​o·​ra

t(y)üˈbipərə

: a genus (the type of the family Tubiporidae of the order Alcyonacea) of corals comprising the organ-pipe corals

tubipore

ˈt(y)übəˌpō(ə)r

adjective or noun

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from tubi- + -pora

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