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staghorn coral
stag·horn coral S5758650 (stăg′hôrn′)n. Any of several large reef-building corals having long cylindrical branches that resemble a deer's antlers, especially Acropora cervicornis of the western Atlantic.stag′horn cor′al (ˈstægˌhɔrn)
n. any of several stony corals of the genus Acropora, having the skeleton branched like antlers. [1880–85] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | staghorn coral - large branching coral resembling antlersstag's-horn coralmadrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral - corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islandsAcropora, genus Acropora - coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals |
staghorn coral
Synonyms for staghorn coralnoun large branching coral resembling antlersSynonymsRelated Words- madrepore
- madriporian coral
- stony coral
- Acropora
- genus Acropora
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