NOUN | animal | staghorn coral, stag's-horn coral | large branching coral resembling antlers |
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Meaning | large branching coral resembling antlers. | |
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Synonym | stag's-horn coral | |
Member of | Acropora, genus Acropora | coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals |
Broader | stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral | corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands |
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