NOUN | object | coral reef | a reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone |
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Meaning | A reef consisting of coral consolidated into limestone. | |
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Instances | Great Barrier Reef | The largest coral reef in the world |
Narrower | atoll | An island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon |
barrier reef | A long coral reef near and parallel to the shore | |
key, cay, Florida key | A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida | |
Broader | reef | A submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water |
Spanish | arrecife de coral | |
Catalan | escull coral·lí, escull de corall, escull de coral |
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