- retepore
-
/ree"teuh pawr', -pohr'/, n.any bryozoan of the family Reteporidae which forms colonies that have a networklike structure.[ < NL Retepora name of genus; see RETE, PORE2]
* * *
Universalium. 2010.
retepore
Look at other dictionaries:
Retepore — Re te*pore, n. [L. rete a net + porus pore.] (Zo[ o]l.) Any one of several species of bryozoans of the genus {Retepora}. They form delicate calcareous corals, usually composed of thin fenestrated fronds. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
retepore — /ˈritəpɔ/ (say reetuhpaw) noun any bryozoan of the family Reteporidae, which forms colonies with a network like structure. {New Latin Rētepora, the typical genus, from Latin rēte net + pora (from Greek poros pore2) …
retepore — /ree teuh pawr , pohr /, n. any bryozoan of the family Reteporidae which forms colonies that have a networklike structure. [ < NL Retepora name of genus; see RETE, PORE2] … Useful english dictionary
