| 单词 | coral |
| 释义 | coral n. & adj. --n 1. a a hard red, pink, or white calcareous substance secreted by various marine polyps for support and habitation. b any of these usu. colonial organisms. 2. the unimpregnated roe of a lobster or scallop. --adj 1. like coral, esp. in colour. 2. made of coral. Phrases and idioms coral island (or reef) one formed by the growth of coral. coral rag limestone containing beds of petrified corals. coral-snake any of various brightly-coloured poisonous snakes, esp. Micrurus nigrocinctus, native to Central America. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L corallum f. Gk korallion, prob. of Semitic orig. |
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