Calicle

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Calicle \Cal"i*cle\, n. [L. caliculus a small cup, dim. of
     calicis, a cup. Cf {Calycle}.] (Zool.)
     (a) One of the small cuplike cavities, often with elevated
         borders, covering the surface of most corals. Each is
         formed by a polyp.
     (b) One of the cuplike structures inclosing the zooids of


         certain hydroids. See {Campanularian}. [Written also
         {calycle}. See {Calycle}.]
         [1913 Webster]