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hydrocoral

[ hahy-druh-kawr-uhl, -kor- ]

noun

  1. any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.


hydrocoral

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈkɒrəl /

noun

  1. any hydrozoan coelenterate of the order Milleporina (or Hydrocorallinae ), which includes the millepores
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocoral1

< New Latin Hydrocorallia or Hydrocorallinae; hydro- 1, coral, coralline
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hydrocoral1

C20: from hydro- + coral

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