madreporite
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Madreporite — Mad re*po*rite, n. [Cf. F. madr[ e]porite] 1. (Paleon.) A fossil coral. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) The madreporic plate of echinoderms. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
madreporite — s. f. 1. [Zoologia] Placa madrepórica dos equinodermos. 2. [Mineralogia] Madrépora fóssil. • Sinônimo geral: MADREPORITA ♦ Grafia no Brasil: madreporita … Dicionário da Língua Portuguesa
madreporite — [ma′drə pôr′īt΄] n. [ MADREPORE + ITE1] a porous calcareous plate in most echinoderms, through which the sea enters the water vascular system: see STARFISH, illus … English World dictionary
Madreporite — The madreporite is an opening used to filter water into the water vascular system of echinoderms. It is visible as a small red or yellow button like structure, looking like a small wart, on the aboral surface of the central disk of a starfish.The … Wikipedia
madreporite — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary madrepore + 1 ite (segment); from the resemblances of the perforations to those of a madrepore Date: 1877 a perforated or porous body that is situated at the distal end of the stone canal in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
madreporite — n. [L. mater, mother; porus, pore] (ECHINODERMATA) An oral or aboral perforated plate of the water vascular system connecting with the stone canal; sieve plate … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
madreporite — /mad reuh pawr uyt, pohr , meuh drep euh ruyt /, n. a sievelike plate in certain echinoderms, through which water passes into the vascular system. [1795 1805; MADREPORE + ITE1] * * * … Universalium
Madréporite — Les madréporites sont des ouvertures situées sur la plaque madréporitique des échinodermes : elles font ainsi communiquer le système aquifère de l animal avec le milieu (l eau de mer), leur permettant de respirer et d assurer la régulation… … Wikipédia en Français
madréporite — (ma dré po ri t ) s. f. Madrépore fossile. Variété de carbonate calcaire … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
madreporite — ma·dre·po·rì·te s.f. TS zool. in molti Echinodermi, piastra formata da una serie di stratificazioni calcaree attraversate da uno o più fori che permettono il passaggio dell acqua tra l interno e l esterno {{line}} {{/line}} DATA: 1806. ETIMO: der … Dizionario italiano
