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Webster 1913 Edition
Exotheca
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Exˊo-the′ca
,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)
- (zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.