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What's The Definition Of Tubipora?Synonyms | Synonyms for Tubipora: Related Terms | Find terms related to Tubipora: See Also | Tubipora In Webster's Dictionary \Tu*bip"o*ra\, n. [NL., from L. tubus tube + porus
passage, pore.] (Zo["o]l.)
A genus of halcyonoids in which the skeleton, or coral
(called organ-pipe coral), consists of a mass of parallel
cylindrical tubes united at intervals by transverse plates.
These corals are usually red or purple and form large masses.
They are natives of the tropical parts of the Indian and
Pacific Oceans.
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