Porites

noun

Po·​ri·​tes

pəˈrīt(ˌ)ēz

: a genus (the type of the family Poritidae) comprising important reef-building corals with 12-rayed calyculi and a very dense skeleton that is branched or massive and globular

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin porus pore + New Latin -ites

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