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an·tho·cy·a·thus | \ -ˈsīəthəs \
plural anthocyathi\ -ˌthī \
Definition of anthocyathus
: the oral disk that is pinched off from the basal portion in some solitary corals (as members of the genus Fungia) and that enlarges to become a new zooid
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