hydrocoral
[ hahy-druh-kawr-uhl, -kor- ]
noun
any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals.
Origin of hydrocoral
1Words Nearby hydrocoral
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British Dictionary definitions for hydrocoral
hydrocoral
hydrocoralline
/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈkɒrəl) /
noun
any hydrozoan coelenterate of the order Milleporina (or Hydrocorallinae), which includes the millepores
Origin of hydrocoral
1C20: from hydro- + coral
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