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STAGHORN CORAL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Large branching coral resembling antlers
Synonyms:
stag's-horn coral; staghorn coral
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("staghorn coral" is a kind of...):
madrepore; madriporian coral; stony coral (corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands)
Holonyms ("staghorn coral" is a member of...):
Acropora; genus Acropora (coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals)
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