Epitheca

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

  Epitheca \Ep`i*the"ca\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. 'epi` upon + ? a case,
     box, fr. ? to place.] (Zo["o]l.)
     A continuous and, usually, structureless layer which covers
     more or less of the exterior of many corals.
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