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单词 corallite
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Definition of corallite in English:

corallite

noun ˈkɒrəlʌɪtˈkôrəˌlīt
  • 1The cuplike calcareous skeleton of a single coral polyp.

    〔古生物〕珊瑚单体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The fine skeletal structures of the corallites are typically obliterated; skeletons are composed of fine to coarse, neomorphic calcite.
    • If I were to look at photographs of the deep structure of this piece, I'd see down into the level of the skeleton of each coral polyp, the corallite.
    • Daughter corallites possess relatively large diameters from the beginning, along with a robust colonial pattern.
    • The angle between offsets and parent corallites varies, even in the same division.
    • Daughter corallites then turn vertically, giving the corallum a robust appearance.
    1. 1.1 A fossil coral.
      珊瑚化石

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin corallum 'coral' + -ite1.

Definition of corallite in US English:

corallite

nounˈkôrəˌlīt
  • 1The cuplike calcareous skeleton of a single coral polyp.

    〔古生物〕珊瑚单体

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Daughter corallites possess relatively large diameters from the beginning, along with a robust colonial pattern.
    • The fine skeletal structures of the corallites are typically obliterated; skeletons are composed of fine to coarse, neomorphic calcite.
    • The angle between offsets and parent corallites varies, even in the same division.
    • Daughter corallites then turn vertically, giving the corallum a robust appearance.
    • If I were to look at photographs of the deep structure of this piece, I'd see down into the level of the skeleton of each coral polyp, the corallite.
    1. 1.1 A fossil coral.
      珊瑚化石

Origin

Early 19th century: from Latin corallum ‘coral’ + -ite.

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