Definitions For Madreporite

Noun

MADREPORITE (plural MADREPORITEs) (zoology) A calcareous opening in the body of echinoderms which connects the water vascular system to the environment. (archaic, paleontology) A fossil stony coral, or a deposit composed of the same.

Etymology

from madrepore + ite; the echinoderm sense is in reference to how it resembles the coral.

Is Madreporite a Scrabble Word?

Words With Friends YES
Scrabble US YES
Scrabble UK YES
English International (SOWPODS) YES
Scrabble Global YES
Enable1 Dictionary YES

Points in Different Games

Scrabble
16
Words with Friends
18

The word Madreporite is worth 16 points in Scrabble and 18 points in Words with Friends

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