perforate
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perforate
(pĕr′fō-rāt) [L. perforatus, pierced with holes]1. To puncture or to make holes.
2. Pierced with holes.
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perforate
(of e.g. corals) possessing pores.Collins Dictionary of Biology, 3rd ed. © W. G. Hale, V. A. Saunders, J. P. Margham 2005