| NOUN | animal | stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral | corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands |
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| Meaning | corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands. | |
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| Synonyms | madrepore, madriporian coral | |
| Member of | Madreporaria, order Madreporaria | stony corals |
| Narrower | brain coral | massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface |
| mushroom coral | flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached) | |
| staghorn coral, stag's-horn coral | large branching coral resembling antlers | |
| Broader | coral | marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton |
| Spanish | madrépora, madriporian coral | |
| Catalan | madrèpora, madriporian coral | |
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