corallite

[ kawr-uh-lahyt, kor- ]

/ ˈkɔr əˌlaɪt, ˈkɒr- /

noun

the skeleton of a single coral polyp.

Origin of corallite

1805–15; <Latin corāll(ium) coral + -ite¹

Words nearby corallite

Coral Gables, coral honeysuckle, coralliferous, coral lily, coralline, corallite, coralloid, coral pink, coral plant, coral reef, coralroot

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Example sentences from the Web for corallite

The home of each animal is called a corallite, and the aggregation of many corallites is a corallum.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
The septa meet in the center of the corallite, making star-like pits; the surface is comparatively smooth.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold
The corallite is composed of carbonate of lime secreted by the polyp, and, broadly speaking, may be called a skeleton.
The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide|Augusta Foote Arnold

British Dictionary definitions for corallite

corallite

/ (ˈkɒrəlaɪt) /

noun

the skeleton of a coral polyp

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单词	corallite
释义	corallite [ kawr-uh-lahyt, kor- ] / ˈkɔr əˌlaɪt, ˈkɒr- / noun the skeleton of a single coral polyp. Origin of corallite 1805–15; <Latin corāll(ium) coral + -ite¹ Words nearby corallite Coral Gables, coral honeysuckle, coralliferous, coral lily, coralline, corallite, coralloid, coral pink, coral plant, coral reef, coralroot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for corallite The home of each animal is called a corallite, and the aggregation of many corallites is a corallum. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold The septa meet in the center of the corallite, making star-like pits; the surface is comparatively smooth. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold The corallite is composed of carbonate of lime secreted by the polyp, and, broadly speaking, may be called a skeleton. The Sea-beach at Ebb-tide\|Augusta Foote Arnold British Dictionary definitions for corallite corallite / (ˈkɒrəlaɪt) / noun the skeleton of a coral polyp Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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