hydrocoral

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

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈkɔr əl, -ˈkɒr- /

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noun

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

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Origin of hydrocoral

<New Latin Hydrocorallia or Hydrocorallinae;see hydro-¹, coral, coralline

Words nearby hydrocoral

hydrocodone, hydrocodone bitartrate, hydrocolloid, hydrocolpocele, hydrocooling, hydrocoral, hydrocortisone, Hydrocortone, hydrocrack, hydrocracker, hydrocracking

British Dictionary definitions for hydrocoral

hydrocoral

hydrocoralline

/ (ˌhaɪdrəˈkɒrəl) /

noun

any hydrozoan coelenterate of the order Milleporina (or Hydrocorallinae), which includes the millepores

Word Origin for hydrocoral

C20: from hydro- + coral

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