Alveolites

noun

Al·​ve·​o·​li·​tes

ˌalvēəˈlītēz,

(ˌ)alˌvē-

: a genus of fossil corals of the Silurian and Devonian rocks having massive or branching bodies with compressed thin-walled corallites

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin alveolus small cavity + New Latin -ites -ite

First Known Use

1818, in the meaning defined above

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