hydrocoral

American

[hahy-druh-kawr-uhl, -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.

hydrocoral British

/ ˌhaɪdrəˈkɒrəl /

noun

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

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Etymology

Origin of hydrocoral

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

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