| madreporaria | (n) stony corals, Syn. order Madreporaria |
| Madrepora | ‖n. [ NL. See Madrepore. ] (Zool.) A genus of reef corals abundant in tropical seas. It includes than one hundred and fifty species, most of which are elegantly branched. -- |
| Madreporaria | ‖n. pl. [ NL. See Madrepore. ] (Zool.) An extensive division of Anthozoa, including most of the species that produce stony corals. See Illust. of Anthozoa. -- |