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cyathophylloid
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cyathophylloid, a. [NL. cyathophyllum, fr. Gr. ky`aqos a cup + fy`llon a leaf.].
Like, or pertaining to, the family Cyathophyllidæ . [1913 Webster]
cyathophylloid, n.
A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidæ ; sometimes extended to fossil corals of other related families belonging to the group Rugosa; -- also called cup corals . Thay are found in paleozoic rocks. [1913 Webster]
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