Definition of Stony coral

1. Noun. Corals having calcareous skeletons aggregations of which form reefs and islands.

Exact synonyms: Madrepore, Madriporian Coral
Generic synonyms: Coral
Group relationships: Madreporaria, Order Madreporaria
Specialized synonyms: Brain Coral, Stag's-horn Coral, Staghorn Coral, Mushroom Coral

Lexicographical Neighbors of Stony Coral

stonker
stonkered
stonkers
stonking
stonks
stonn
stonne
stonned
stonnes
stonning
stonns
stony
stony-broke
stony-faced
stony broke
stony coral (current term)
stonyhearted
stonying
stood
stood down
stood for
stood in
stood on ceremony
stood out
stood up
stood up to
stooden
stooge
stooged
stooges

Literary usage of Stony coral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Florida Assessment of Coastal Trends (1997)by Gilbert T. Bergquist by Gilbert T. Bergquist (1999)
"stony coral have a skeleton composed of calcium carbonate crystals. Octocoral species are a subclass of anthozoans that include common marine forms such as ..."

2. Chambers's Information for the People: A Popular Encyclopaedia by William Chambers, Robert Chambers (1853)
"... by which the particles of carbonate of lime are glued together; and when a sufficiently fresh specimen of a stony coral is submitted to the action of an ..."

3. The Voyage of Sabra: An Ecological Cruise Through the Caribbean, with Extras by Michael L. Frankel (1990)
"The hard or stony type of coral is closely related to anemones and "soft" corals, such as sea fans. The outer layer of a stony coral ..."

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