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Halysites

[ hal-i-sahy-teez ]
/ ˌhæl ɪˈsaɪ tiz /
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noun
an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.
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Origin of Halysites

<New Latin <Greek hálys(is) chain + -itēs-ite1

Words nearby Halysites

halvah, halve, halvers, halves, halyard, Halysites, ham, Hama, Hamadan, hamadryad, hamadryas
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