Mil"le*pore (mĭl"lē*pōr),
n. [L. mille thousand + porus pore:
cf. F. millépore.] (Zoöl.) Any coral
of the genus Millepora, having the surface nearly smooth, and
perforated with very minute unequal pores, or cells. The animals are
hydroids, not Anthozoa. See Hydrocorallia.