hydrocoral

[ hahy-druh-kawr-uh l, -kor- ]

/ ˌhaɪ drəˈkɔr əl, -ˈkɒr- /

noun

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

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Words nearby hydrocoral

hydrocirsocele, hydrocodone, hydrocolloid, hydrocolpocele, hydrocooling, hydrocoral, hydrocortisone, hydrocrack, hydrocracker, hydrocracking, hydrocyanic

Origin of hydrocoral

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

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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

Word Origin for hydrocoral

C20: from hydro- + coral

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