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millepore

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells.

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Synonyms: fire coral

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History

Etymology

From French millépore, from Latin mille (“thousand”) + porus (“pore”).