isis

See also: ISIS, Isis, and Ísis

English

Etymology

From the genus name.

Noun

isis (plural isises)

1. (zoology) Any coral of the genus Isis, or family , 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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Yami

Noun

isis

1. scale (of fish)