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Halysites

[ hal-i-sahy-teez ]

/ ˌhæl ɪˈsaɪ tiz /

noun

an extinct genus comprising the chain corals.

Origin of Halysites

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

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