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exotheca

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
exothe-ca
IPA
20
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

From exo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

exothecae (plural)

Derived Forms

exothecal endotheca

Questions

What does exotheca mean?
The tissue that fills the interspaces between the costae of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
Where does exotheca come from?
From exo- + theca (“the calcareous wall of a corallite”).

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