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brain coral

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brain coral
n.
Any of several reef-building corals of the genus Meandrina, forming rounded colonies that resemble the convolutions of the human brain.
brain coral
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a stony coral of the genus Meandrina, in which the polyps lie in troughlike thecae resembling the convoluted surface of a human brain
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Noun1.brain coralbrain coral - massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface
madrepore, madriporian coral, stony coral - corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands
genus Maeandra, Maeandra - brain corals


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1) An angler looks at a brain coral on a snorkeling break at Turneffe Flats, a resort off the coast of Belize specializing in helping fly anglers catch bonefish.
BONE OF CONTENTION BELIZE ANGLERS CONSIDER DASHING, SILVER BONEFISH ... by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
You already see branching species replacing massive slow-growing brain corals.
AUSTRALIA: The Reefs Are Going Down Under by Helvarg, David / E
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