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Ambocoelia

noun
Am·​bo·​coe·​lia | \ ˌambōˈsēlēə\

Definition of Ambocoelia

: a genus of small smooth or spinose plano-convex fossil brachiopods characteristic of Devonian and Carboniferous rocks

First Known Use of Ambocoelia

1867, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for Ambocoelia

New Latin, probably from Greek ambōn rim, edge + koilia cavity, from koilos hollow + -ia

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