Chaetetes

noun
Chae·​te·​tes | \ kēˈtētēz\

Definition of Chaetetes

: a genus (the type of the large extinct family Chaetetidae) of fossil corals that have the skeleton composed of slender closely contiguous tubes and are common in the Carboniferous limestones

Other Words from Chaetetes

chaetetid \ -​tētə̇d \ adjective or noun

History and Etymology for Chaetetes

New Latin, irregular from Greek chaitē long flowing hair

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