coralline

Meaning

Adj

1. Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
2. Of, pertaining to, or resembling the material coral.
3. Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.

Noun

1. Any calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
2. An animal that resembles such a coral.

Synonyms

coral

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coral red

sea fan

alcyonarian coral

Translations

corallino

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corallina

coral·lí

κοραλλοειδής

corallien

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koraalachtig

koralen

coralino

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koralina

mercana benzer

مرجانيّ

mercandan

مرجاني

Etymology

From French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probably of Semitic origin. The taxonomic sense is a semantic loan from translingual Corallina and related terms.