corallite

corallite

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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.

    Noun

    corallite (plural corallites)

    1. (marine biology) The hard outer cup of a coral polyp

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