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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Nearby words

staggering, staggering bob, staggers, staggy, staghorn, staghorn coral, staghorn fern, staghorn sumac, staghound, staging, staging area

Also stag's-horn coral.

Origin of staghorn coral

An Americanism dating back to 1880–85

Definition for staghorn coral (2 of 2)

stag's-horn coral

[ stagz-hawrn ]

/ ˈstægzˌhɔrn /

noun

staghorn coral.

Origin of stag's-horn coral

First recorded in 1880–85

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