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cyathophylloid, a. and n.|ˌsaɪəθəʊˈfɪlɔɪd|
[f. mod.L. Cyathophyllum (f. Gr. κύαθος cup + ϕύλλον leaf) + -oid.]
A. adj. Akin to the fossil cup-corals of the genus Cyathophyllum.
1862Dana Man. Geol. ii. 374 Cyathophylloid corals. 1879Geikie in Encycl. Brit. X. 345 Corals (cyathophylloid forms..) abound, especially in the Corniferous Limestone.
B. n. A coral of this family, a cup-coral.
1872Dana Corals i. 21 The Cyathophylloids were the earliest of polyps and the most abundant in Paleozoic time. |