COENOSTEUM


Meaning of COENOSTEUM in English

sə̇ˈnästēəm, sē- noun

( plural coenos·tea -ēə)

Etymology: New Latin, from coen- + Greek osteon bone — more at osseous

: the calcareous skeleton of a compound coral or a bryozoan colony

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