Perforata

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Perforata \Per`fo*ra"ta\ (p[~e]r`f[-o]*r[=a]"t[.a]), n. pl. [NL.
     See {Perforate}.] (Zool.)
        (a) A division of corals including those that have a
            porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed
            to {Aporosa}.
        (b) A division of Foraminifera, including those having


            perforated shells.
            [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Aporosa \Ap`o*ro"sa\, n. pl. [NL., fr. Gr. ?. See {Aporia}.]
     (Zool.)
     A group of corals in which the coral is not porous; --
     opposed to {Perforata}.
     [1913 Webster]