| 单词 | coral-gall |
| 释义 | > as lemmascoral-gall coral-gall n. an excrescence produced on coral by the action of epizoic animals, esp. crabs and barnacles; also attributive, of such an animal. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > that produces excrescence on coral coral-gall1903 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > member of > excrescence produced on coral-gall1903 1903 Nature 10 Sept. 457/1 These coral galls may be found on the Milleporas and Madreporas of a certain portion of a reef and be absent from all the other genera of neighbouring corals. 1957 Encycl. Brit. VI. 627/1 Another small but intriguing species is the coral-gall crab (Hapalocarcinus), which in some fashion irritates the growing tips of certain corals so that they grow to enclose the female in a stony prison..which provides an enduring shelter. < as lemmas |
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