Cyathophylloid

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

  Cyathophylloid \Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid\ (s?`?-th?-f?l"loid), a. [NL.
     cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf.]
     (Paleon.)
     Like, or pertaining to, the family {Cyathophyllid[ae]}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Cyathophylloid \Cy`a*tho*phyl"loid\, n. (Paleon.)
     A fossil coral of the family {Cyathophyllid[ae]}; sometimes
     extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging
     to the group Rugosa; -- also called {cup corals}. Thay are
     found in paleozoic rocks.
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