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PRONUNCIATION OF MADREPORITE

madreporite  [ˈmædrɪˌpɔːraɪt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MADREPORITE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Madreporite is a noun.
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WHAT DOES MADREPORITE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

madreporite

Madreporite

The madreporite /ˌmædrɨˈpɔəraɪt/ is a lightcolored calcerous opening used to filter water into the water vascular system of echinoderms. It acts like a pressure-equalizing valve. 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 sea star. Close up, it is visibly structured, resembling a "madrepore" colony. From this, it derives its name. The water vascular system of the sea star consists of a series of seawater-filled ducts that function in locomotion and feeding and respiration. Its main parts are the madreporite, the stone canal, the ring canal, the radial canals, the lateral canals, and the tube feet. The sieve-like madreporite allows entry of seawater into the stone canal, which connects to the ring canal around the mouth. Five or more radial canals extend from the ring canal, one in each arm above the ambulacral groove. From the radial canals extend many lateral canals, each of which leads to a tube foot. Each tube foot is a closed cylinder with muscular walls, having a sucker at the outer end and a bulb-like ampulla at its inner end within the body cavity.

Definition of madreporite in the English dictionary

The definition of madreporite in the dictionary is the opening which allows water to filter into the water vascular system of echinoderms.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MADREPORITE


alright
ɔːlˈraɪt
bright
braɪt
cerite
ˈsiːraɪt
chlorite
ˈklɔːraɪt
copyright
ˈkɒpɪˌraɪt
downright
ˈdaʊnˌraɪt
fright
fraɪt
hypochlorite
ˌhaɪpəˈklɔːraɪt
labradorite
ˌlæbrəˈdɔːraɪt
norite
ˈnɔːraɪt
outright
ˈaʊtˌraɪt
overwrite
ˌəʊvəˈraɪt
rewrite
riːˈraɪt
right
raɪt
rite
raɪt
sprite
spraɪt
thorite
ˈθɔːraɪt
upright
ˈʌpˌraɪt
wright
raɪt
write
raɪt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MADREPORITE

madras
madrasa
madrasah
Madre de Dios
madreporal
madrepore
madreporian
madreporic
madreporitic
Madrid
madrigal
madrigalesque
madrigalian
madrigalist
madrone
madtom
Madura
Madurai
Madurese
maduro

WORDS THAT END LIKE MADREPORITE

anchorite
Arborite
cofavorite
diorite
epidiorite
evaporite
favourite
fluorite
granodiorite
hypocrite
iron meteorite
marguerite
Masorite
meteorite
micrometeorite
Minorite
phosphorite
stony meteorite
tenorite
unfavorite

Synonyms and antonyms of madreporite in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «madreporite» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MADREPORITE

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Translator English - Chinese

madreporite
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

madreporito
570 millions of speakers

English

madreporite
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

madreporite
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

madreporite
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

madreporite
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

madreporite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

madreporite
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

madréporite
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Madreporite
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Madreporen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多孔体
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

madreporite
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Madreporite
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

madreporite
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தாய்க்கற்றகடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

Madreporite
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

madreporit
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

madreporite
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

madreporite
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

madreporite
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

madreporite
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

madreporite
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

madreporite
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

madreporite
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

madreporite
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of madreporite

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MADREPORITE»

The term «madreporite» is used very little and occupies the 181.848 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MADREPORITE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about madreporite

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MADREPORITE»

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1
Organic Remains of a Former World: The fossil zoophytes
Turbinated madreporite, possessing somewhat of a pyramidal form : remains of its radicle being observable around its lower parts. 2. A fossil of tbe same species ; but more of a discoidal form. 3. Another fossil of the same species ; at the lower  ...
James Parkinson, 1833
2
Organic Remains of a Former World: An Examination of the ...
Turbinated madreporite, possessing somewhat of a pyramidal formiremains of its radicle being observable around its lower parts. '2,. A fossil of the same species but more of a. diseoidal form. I 3. Another fossil of the same species ; at the ...
James Parkinson, 1820
3
Organic remains of a former world. An examination of the ...
Turbinated madreporite, possessing somewhat of a pyramidal form: remains of its radicle being observable around its lower parts. Fic. 1. 2. A fossil of the same species; but more of a discoidal form. i 3. Another fossil of the same species; at the ...
James Parkinson, 1830
4
The Fossil Zoophytes
Fla. l. 10. ll. 12. 13. PLATE IV. Turbinated madreporite, possessing somewhat of a pyramidal form: remains of its radicle being observable aroundits lower parts. A fossil of the same species; but more of a discoidal form. Another fossil of the ...
‎1808
5
Echinoderms Through Time
Madreporite. inflow. of. seawater. to. maintain. body. fluids. in. five. species. of. starfish. John C. Ferguson Galbmith Marine Science Laboratory Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, Fla., USA ABSTRACT: Starfish possess spacious, fluid-filled body  ...
Bruno David, Alain Guille, Jean-Pierre Feral, 1994
6
Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand
Jn all members of group (b) the madreporite is associated with a primary in- terradial plate (basal), but members of group (a) show no such association. Fell ( 1963) concluded that the presence of regularly arranged disc plates — the calycinal ...
7
INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY
Madreporite: Aboral surface of central disc bears a flat, subcircular, asymmetrical and grooved plate called the madreporite plate or madreporite between the bases of two of five arms. Surface of madreporite is marked by several radiating,  ...
MANDAL, 2012
8
Encyclopedia of the Aquatic World: Sea urchin and sand dollar
Heart urchin Sand dollar madreporite (water intake valve) & pores for tube feet & * position of madreporite Irregular urchins (above) Irregular urchins such as heart urchins and sand dollars live buried in sand anamud. They use their tube feet ...
Marshall Cavendish Corporation, 2004
9
Biology of Echinodermata
It is situated very nearly, though not exactly, in the centre of the aboral surface, in an interradius next to that occupied by the madreporite. Madreporite The aboral surface is marked by the presence of an asymmetrical subcircular plate known ...
D.R. Khanna, 2005
10
Animal Forms And Functions: Invertebrata
The essential parts of the water-vascular system are madreporite, stone canal, ring canal, radial canal, Tiedemann's bodies, lateral canals and tube feet. l. Madreporite: The madreporite is a rounded calcareous plate present on the aboral ...
P.Puranik, Asha Bhate, 2007

6 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MADREPORITE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term madreporite is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Sea Star
Salt water acts as its blood, entering through the madreporite, a spot (yellow or orange) on the top of this animal and spreading through its ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
2
Photos of Starfish Up Close: What Are You Looking At?
It goes through the sieve plate (also called a madreporite), a small bald patch on the starfish that, close up, looks like a tiny, grooved maze. «Smithsonian, Feb 13»
3
Lifeform of the week: Sea stars
Water enters through a filtered opening on the top of the star called the madreporite and then flows through canals into the limbs, distributing ... «EarthSky, Mar 12»
4
Veins of Water: The Evolution of the Echinoderm Water-Vascular …
The madreporite, named after its resemblance to the Madreporaria coral (meaning “mother of the pores”), is lined with cells that beat tail-like ... «Deep-Sea News, Mar 12»
5
Starfish go five ways, but two ways when stressed
Starfish have a small wart-like valve called a madreporite, which allows water into their bodies. It sits in the central disc, but off to one side. «Discover Magazine, Jan 12»
6
Ask the aquarium: Sea star's spot essential to feeding
A. The orange spot, called a madreporite, is part of the sea star's body and is characteristic of the common sea star, also known as the Eastern ... «StarNewsOnline.com, Dec 11»

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