chain coral

noun

coral of the extinct genus Halysites, from the Ordovician and Silurian periods, consisting of oval, laterally compressed corallites united to form a chainlike structure.

Origin of chain coral

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First recorded in 1800–10

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How to use chain coral in a sentence

A third type is the chain coral, made of tubes joined in rows, single file like pickets of a fence.
Earth and Sky Every Child Should Know | Julia Ellen Rogers

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