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Corals
A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
📖 Definitions of "Corals"
noun
- 1
A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
- 2
A colony of marine polyps.
- 3
A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.
- 4
The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Corals"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| precious coralnoun | Any marine coral in the genus Corallium, commonly harvested for use in the production of jewelry. |
| red coralnoun | Any of species Corallium rubrum of coral, of the Mediterranean Sea, commonly used as an ornament or gem. |
| colorednoun | (laundry) A colored article of clothing. |
| chromatic | Uses relating to colour |
| choirnoun | A group of people who sing together; a company of people who are trained to sing together. |
| cyathophylloidnoun | (paleontology) A fossil coral of the family Cyathophyllidae. |
| gorgoniannoun | Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea. |
| hermatypic | (marine biology) Of a coral that is a species that builds coral reefs |
| madreporariannoun | Any coral of the genus Madrepora. |
| reefsnoun | a novel by Kevin O'Donnell Jr. published in 1981. |
| rugose | Having rugae or wrinkles, creases, ridges, or corrugation. |
| tabulatenoun | (transitive) To arrange in tabular form; to arrange into a table. |
| coral reefnoun | A reef formed by compacted coral skeletons |
| seagrassnoun | Any of various grass-like marine plants that grow underwater in salt water. |
| seaweedsnoun | Any of numerous marine algae, such as a kelp. |
| speciesnoun | (biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance. |
| eelgrassnoun | Zostera spp. in marine environments |
| elkhornnoun | The horn of an elk. |
| abalonesnoun | (Canada, US, Australia, Hong Kong, Singapore) An edible univalve mollusc of the genus Haliotis, having a shell lined with mother-of-pearl. |
| turtlesnoun | (UK, rhyming slang) Gloves. |
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