Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- In Cuvier's system of classification, the second family of the Corallifera, defined as having each polyp adhering to a horny or calcareous cell with thin walls, and no apparent connection with one another except by a very thin epidermis or by pores in the walls of the cells.
- The typical and only genus of the family Cellulariidæ. C. peachi is an example.
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Angular fragments of madrepores, and cellularia from two to three cubic inches, are found cemented by grains of quartzose sand.
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Angular fragments of madrepores, and cellularia from two to three cubic inches, are found cemented by grains of quartzose sand.
Personal Narrative of Travels to the Equinoctial Regions of America, During the Year 1799-1804 — Volume 3 Alexander von Humboldt 1814
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