stony coral

stony coral

n.

A coral with a hard calcareous skeleton, especially of the order Scleractinia.

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stony coral

n

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any coral of the order Madreporaria, having a calcareous skeleton, aggregations of which form reefs and islands

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

stony coral - corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands madrepore, madriporian coral coral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs Madreporaria, order Madreporaria - stony corals brain coral - massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface stag's-horn coral, staghorn coral - large branching coral resembling antlers mushroom coral - flattened disk-shaped stony coral (usually solitary and unattached)