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    STAGHORN CORAL

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Large branching coral resembling antlersplay

    Synonyms:

    stag's-horn coral; staghorn coral

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("staghorn coral" is a kind of...):

    madrepore; madriporian coral; stony coral (corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands)

    Holonyms ("staghorn coral" is a member of...):

    Acropora; genus Acropora (coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals)

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