ACROPORA

Meaning of ACROPORA in English

ˌakrəˈpōrə, əˈkräpərə noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from acr- + -pora

: a genus of corals consisting of the typical madrepores

Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012

STAGHORN CORAL — noun Date: 1884 any of several large branching corals (genus Acropora, especially A. cervicornis ) that somewhat resemble antlers
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ELKHORN CORAL — noun Date: 1928 a reef-building branching coral ( Acropora palmata ) of shallow waters of southern Florida and the West …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
ACROPORE — I. ˈakrəˌpō(ə)r adjective Etymology: New Latin Acropora : of or relating to the genus Acropora II. noun ( -s ) …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
ELKHORN CORAL — noun : a reef-building branching coral of the genus Acropora ( A. palmata ) of shallow waters of southern Florida …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
STAGHORN CORAL — noun : any of several large branching corals of the genus Acropora that somewhat resemble antlers ; especially : a …
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MADREPORA — ˌmadrəˈpōrə, məˈdrepərə Etymology: New Latin, from Italian, madrepore — more at madrepore synonym of acropora
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STAGHORN CORAL — any of several stony corals of the genus Acropora, having the skeleton branched like the antlers of a stag. Also, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
STAGHORN CORAL — noun Date: 1884 : any of several large branching corals (genus Acropora, especially A. cervicornis ) that somewhat resemble antlers
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELKHORN CORAL — noun Date: 1928 : a reef-building branching coral ( Acropora palmata ) of shallow waters of southern Florida and the …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
ELKHORN CORAL — ■ noun a coral with sturdy antler-like branches, found in shallow waters throughout the Caribbean. [ Acropora palmata .]
Concise Oxford English vocab
STAGHORN CORAL — [stag.horn coral] n (1884): any of several large branching corals (genus Acropora and esp. A. cervicornis) that somewhat resemble antlers
Merriam-Webster English vocab
CORAL — any of a variety of invertebrate marine organisms of the class Anthozoa (phylum Cnidaria) that are characterized by skeletonsexternal or …
Britannica English vocabulary

Webster's New International English Dictionary

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