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noun
The hard outer cup of a coral polyp
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: marine biology
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History
Etymology tree English coral Proto-Indo-European *-tósder. Ancient Greek -της (-tēs)der. Ancient Greek -ῑ́της (-ī́tēs)der. Latin -ītēsbor. French -iteder. English -ite English corallite From coral + -ite.
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