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Tabulata

plural noun
Tab·​u·​la·​ta | \ˌtabyəˈlātə\

Definition of Tabulata 

in some classifications

: an artificial group of stony corals (as of the genus Favosites) including those having tubular calicles divided into chambers by transverse septa

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History and Etymology for Tabulata

New Latin, from neuter plural of tabulatus tabulate

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