Exotheca Definition

noun

(zoology) The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.

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Other Word Forms of Exotheca

Noun

Singular:
exotheca
Plural:
exothecae

Origin of Exotheca

  • Ancient Greek outside + a case, box.

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