Corallite
[kawr-uh-lahyt, kor-] /ˈkɔr əˌlaɪt, ˈkɒr-/
noun
1.
the skeleton of a single coral polyp.
/ˈkɒrəlaɪt/
noun
1.
the skeleton of a coral polyp
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