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Exotheca


Exˊo-the′ca

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Noun.
[Nl., fr. Gr.
ἔξω
outside + [GREEK] a case, box.]
(Zoöl.)
The tissue which fills the interspaces between the costæ of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.

Definition 2024


exotheca

exotheca

English

Noun

exotheca (plural exothecae)

  1. (zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.