millepore Meaning, Definition & Usage

Mil"le*pore noun

Etymology

L. mille thousand + porus pore: cf. F. millépore.

Definitions

1. (Zoöl.) Any coral of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia.