corals
- plural of coral.
Example Sentences
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Corals exist in a symbiotic partnership with a special type of marine plant - an algae - which lives inside the coral, providing it with food and giving it its bright colour.
From BBC • Aug. 7, 2024
Corals are animals made up of tiny polyps that behave like plants.
From National Geographic • Jan. 24, 2024
Corals are made up of interconnected animal hosts called polyps that house microscopic algae inside their cells.
From Science Daily • Dec. 18, 2023
Corals also feed on drifting zooplankton to capture other essential nutrients.
From Science Magazine • Aug. 22, 2023
The Corals are placed above the Sponges upon the ground that, regarded as a whole, the plan or type of structure of a Coral is more complex than that of a Sponge.
From The Ancient Life History of the Earth A Comprehensive Outline of the Principles and Leading Facts of Palæontological Science by Nicholson, Henry Alleyne
