cyathophylloidadj.n.
/ˌsʌɪəθəʊˈfɪlɔɪd/ A. adj.
Akin to the fossil cup-corals of the genus Cyathophyllum.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > belonging to order Zoantharia > relating to suborder Madreporaria > akin to corals of genus Cyathophyllum
cyathophylloid1863
1863 J. D. Dana Man. Geol. ii. 374 Cyathophylloid corals.
1879 A. Geikie in Encycl. Brit. X. 345 Corals (cyathophylloid forms..) abound, especially in the Corniferous Limestone.
B. n.
A coral of this family, a cup-coral.
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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Zoantharia > suborder Madreporaria > member of family Cyathophylum
cyathophylloid1872
1872 J. D. Dana Corals & Coral Islands i. 21 The Cyathophylloids were the earliest of polyps and the most abundant in Paleozoic time.
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