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Alveolites
noun
Al·ve·o·li·tes
\ˌalvēəˈlītēz, (ˌ)alˌvē-\
Definition of Alveolites
: a genus of fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks having massive or branching bodies with compressed thin-walled corallites
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Origin and Etymology of alveolites
New Latin, from Latin alveolus small cavity + New Latin -ites -ite
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