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staghorn coral
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noun
any of several stony corals of the genus Acropora, having the skeleton branched like the antlers of a stag.
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Also stag's-horn coral.
Origin of staghorn coral
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Words nearby staghorn coral
staggering bob, staggers, staggy, staghorn, stag-horn calculus, staghorn coral, staghorn fern, staghorn sumac, staghound, staging, staging area
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