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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Madreporian \Mad`re*po"ri*an\, Madreporic \Mad`re*po"ric\, a.
   (Zool.)
   Resembling, or pertaining to, the genus Madrepora.
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   Madreporic plate (Zool.), a perforated plate in
      echinoderms, through which water is admitted to the
      ambulacral tubes; -- called also madreporic tubercule.
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