Milleporina

plural noun

Mil·​le·​po·​ri·​na

ˌmiləpəˈrīnə,

-rēnə

: an order of Hydrozoa comprising reef-building stony corals see millepore

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Millepora + -ina

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