单词 | staghorn coral |
释义 | staghorn coral in American English (ˈstægˌhɔrn) any stony coral (esp. Madrepore cervicornis) having a structure that somewhat resembles the antlers of a stag staghorn coral in American Englishnoun any of several stony corals of the genus Acropora, having the skeleton branched like the antlers of a stag Also: stag's-horn coral Word origin [1880–85, Amer.]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Chief of Staff, barnstorm, highball, impressionism, quotation markExamples of 'staghorn coral' in a sentence |
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