staghorn coral

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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