staghorn coral
noun
any of several stony corals of the genus Acropora, having the skeleton branched like the antlers of a stag.
Origin of staghorn coral
1An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
- Also stag's-horn coral.
Words Nearby staghorn coral
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