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hermatype

American

[hur-muh-tahyp] / ˈhɜr məˌtaɪp /

noun

reef-building coral.

Other Word Forms

hermatypic

adjective

Etymology

Origin of hermatype

1975–80; < Greek hérma reef + -type

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