About The Word Porites
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Porites
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What's The Definition Of Porites?Synonyms | Synonyms for Porites: Related Terms | Find terms related to Porites: See Also | Porites In Webster's Dictionary \Po*ri"tes\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. po`ros a pore.] (Zo["o]l.)
An important genus of reef-building corals having small
twelve-rayed calicles, and a very porous coral. Some species
are branched, others grow in large massive or globular forms.
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