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coral Definition


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coral
noun
    1. A tiny invertebrate marine animal, consisting of a hollow tube with a mouth surrounded by tentacles at the top, which is found mainly in tropical seas.
    2. A hard chalky substance of various colours, formed from the skeletons of this animal.
    3. A pinkish-orange colour.
adj
    1. Pinkish-orange in colour.
Etymology: 14c: from Latin coralium, from Greek korallion.



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