HyperDic: madriporian_coral

English > 1 sense of the expression madriporian coral:
NOUNanimalmadriporian coral, stony coral, madreporecorals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
English > madriporian coral: 1 sense > noun 1, animal
Meaningcorals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands.
Synonymsstony coral, madrepore
Member ofMadreporaria, order Madreporariastony corals
Narrowerbrain coralmassive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
mushroom coralflattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)
staghorn coral, stag's-horn corallarge branching coral resembling antlers
Broadercoralmarine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton
Spanishmadrépora, madriporian coral
Catalanmadrèpora, madriporian coral

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