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Polyp :: Polyp (n.) One of the feeding or nutritive zooids of a hydroid or coral.

Corallaceous :: Corallaceous (a.) Like coral, or partaking of its qualities..

Coralligerous :: Coralligerous (a.) Producing coral; coralliferous.

Tridacna :: Tridacna (n.) A genus of very large marine bivalve shells found on the coral reefs of the Indian and Pacific Oceans. One species (T. gigas) often weighs four or five hundred pounds, and is sometimes used for baptismal fonts. Called also paw shell, and fountain shell..

Tabula :: Tabula (n.) One of the transverse plants found in the calicles of certain corals and hydroids.

Gorgonian :: Gorgonian (a.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral..

Coralline :: Coralline (a.) Composed of corallines; as, coralline limestone..

Synarchy :: Synapticula (n.) One of numerous calcareous processes which extend between, and unite, the adjacent septa of certain corals, especially of the fungian corals..

Tabulata :: Tabulata (n. pl.) An artificial group of stony corals including those which have transverse septa in the calicles. The genera Pocillopora and Favosites are examples.

Aurin :: Aurin (n.) A red coloring matter derived from phenol; -- called also, in commerce, yellow corallin..

Coraled :: Coraled (a.) Having coral; covered with coral.

Corallite :: Corallite (n.) A mineral substance or petrifaction, in the form of coral..

Sea Ginger :: Sea ginger () A hydroid coral of the genus Millepora, especially M. alcicornis, of the West Indies and Florida. So called because it stings the tongue like ginger. See Illust. under Millepore..

Coenenchyma :: Coenenchyma (n.) The common tissue which unites the polyps or zooids of a compound anthozoan or coral. It may be soft or more or less ossified. See Coral.

Perforata :: Perforata (n. pl.) A division of corals including those that have a porous texture, as Porites and Madrepora; -- opposed to Aporosa..

Septal :: Septal (a.) Of or pertaining to a septum or septa, as of a coral or a shell..

Glomuliferous :: Glomuliferous (a.) Having small clusters of minutely branched coral-like excrescences.

Pennatulacea :: Pennatulacea (n. pl.) A division of alcyonoid corals, including the seapens and related kinds. They are able to move about by means of the hollow muscular peduncle, which also serves to support them upright in the mud. See Pennatula, and Illust. under Alcyonaria..

Coralligena :: Coralligena (n. pl.) Same as Anthozoa.

Tetracoralla :: Tetracoralla (n. pl.) Same as Rugosa.

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