peristalith
American
[puh-ris-tl-ith]
/ pəˈrɪs tl ɪθ /
noun
Etymology
Origin of peristalith
1880–85; < Greek perísta ( tos ) surrounded (verbid of periístanai to stand round, equivalent to peri- peri- + sta-, base of histánai to stand + -tos verbal adjective suffix) + -lith
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