staghorn coral
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of staghorn coral
An Americanism dating back to 1880–85
Example Sentences
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Everton Simpson untangles lines of staghorn coral at a nursery inside the White River fish sanctuary.
From The Guardian • Nov. 4, 2019
When he started working with the Nature Conservancy 10 years ago, Lirman’s goal was to save the staghorn coral thickets that in just 30 years had largely disappeared.
From Washington Post • Jun. 16, 2017
The aquarists managed to bring some endangered staghorn coral larvae back to their aquaria, where they varied water temperatures, water chemistry, flow rates and feeding regimes, trying to find the optimal conditions for each species.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2013
The largest captive-grown staghorn coral colony, which lives at a research station in southern Florida, is now as broad as a dinner plate.
From Slate • Feb. 26, 2013
Thus, by similarity of form we have brain coral, organ-pipe coral, mushroom coral, staghorn coral, etc.
From Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania by Gilson, Jewett Castello
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