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(zoology) Any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae..
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Pectiniid means (zoology) Any stony coral in the family Pectiniidae, the members of which have recently been found to all belong to other families such as the Lobophylliidae and Merulinidae..
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