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blue coral

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noun

  1. any coral of the genus Heliopora, having brown polyps and a blue skeleton, found in the Indo-Pacific region.


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There was an asymmetrical balloon sculpture in Clio’s signature bright blue, dark blue, coral and white — perfect for selfies.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 12, 2022

Mtoxins even helped researchers reclassify the world’s most venomous snake from the inland taipan - which Frank keeps in Oshkosh - to the Malaysian blue coral snake.

From Washington Times • Feb. 20, 2021

He stayed in a house called Scubaluv, which was filled with “chattering geckos,” swam with parrotfish and snapped pictures of blue coral for his Instagram account, where he had 17,000 followers.

From Washington Post • Nov. 27, 2018

Eye-popping shades of turquoise, azure blue, coral and sunshine yellow seemed linked to Renaissance hues, yet belonging to a digital world.

From New York Times • Sep. 19, 2012

His dark hair covered his ears and he wore a piece of blue coral on a leather thong around his throat.

From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides