Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A massive, usually mound-shaped structure found in sedimentary rock strata, produced by the accretion of organic carbonate by a variety of marine invertebrates, such as corals and mollusks, and algae.
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- noun geology A mass of
rock constructed from the remains ofmarine organisms such ascoral oralgae
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[bio– + Greek herma, sunken rock, reef (of unknown origin).]
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bio- + herm
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