isis

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See also: ISIS, Isis, and Ísis

English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From the genus name.

Noun[edit]

isis (plural isises)

  1. (zoology) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family Isididae, composed of joints of white, stony coral, alternating with flexible, horny joints.
    • 1834, John Mason Good, The Book of Nature:
      [] the numerous families of coral, which, under the form of tubular, starry, or stony stems, are denominated tubipores, madrepores, and isises.

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Noun[edit]

isis

  1. scale (of fish)