Exotheca
Pronunciation : Ex`o*the"ca
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [Nl., fr. Gr. (Zo?l.)
Definition : Defn: The tissue which fills the interspaces between the cost? of many madreporarian corals, usually consisting of small transverse or oblique septa.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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