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Cyathophylloid
Cyˊa-tho-phyl′loid
(s?ˊ?-th?-f?l′loid)
, Adj.
[NL.
cyathophyllum
, fr. Gr. κύαθοσ
a cup + φύλλον
a leaf.] (Paleon.)
Like, or pertaining to, the family
Cyathophyllidæ
. Cyˊa-tho-phyl′loid
,Noun.
(Paleon.)
A fossil coral of the family
Cyathophyllidæ
; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; – also called cup corals
. Thay are found in paleozoic rocks. Definition 2024
cyathophylloid
cyathophylloid
English
Noun
cyathophylloid (plural cyathophylloids)
- (paleontology) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae.