- hydrocoral
- hy·dro·coral
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hydrocoral
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hydrocoral — /huy dreuh kawr euhl, kor /, n. any colonial marine animal of the hydrozoan order Stylasterina having a calcareous skeleton resembling that of the true corals. [ < NL Hydrocorallia or Hydrocorallinae; see HYDRO 1, CORAL, CORALLINE] * * * … Universalium
hydrocoral — /ˈhaɪdroʊkɒrəl/ (say huydrohkoruhl) noun a compound hydrozoan with a well developed calcareous skeleton resembling that of a coral. {hydro(zoan) + coral} …
hydrocoral — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin Hydrocorallia : a compound hydrozoan of the order Milleporina or the order Stylasterina having a well developed calcareous skeleton * * * /huy dreuh kawr euhl, kor /, n. any colonial marine animal of the… … Useful english dictionary
cnidarian — /nuy dair ee euhn/, n. 1. any invertebrate animal, as a hydra, jellyfish, sea anemone, or coral, considered as belonging to the phylum Cnidaria, characterized by the specialized stinging structures in the tentacles surrounding the mouth; a… … Universalium
Megabalanus stultus — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum … Wikipedia
San Clemente Island — or SCI is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. It is owned and operated by the United States Navy, and is a part of Los Angeles County. Defined by the United States Census Bureau as Block Group 2 of Census Tract 5991 of Los… … Wikipedia
Miami Terrace Reef — Bamboo corals on Miami Terrace Reef 15 miles off the coast of Miami, Florida. Image courtesy of NOAA Ocean Explorer The Miami Terrace Reef ( … Wikipedia
Schmieder Bank — is a rocky bank west of Point Sur, roughly convert|25|nmi|km|0 south of Monterey, California, supporting an extraordinarily lush biological community, including the largest colonies of the California hydrocoral in the world. The bank lies about 3 … Wikipedia
true coral — /tru ˈkɒrəl/ (say trooh koruhl) noun a scleractinian coral, as opposed to a hydrocoral …
cyclosystem — ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ˌ noun Etymology: cycl + system : a gastropore of a hydrocoral surrounded by a circle of dactylopores … Useful english dictionary
