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coral insect

coral insect noun: one of the polyps (not insects) by which corals are formed.

Noun

coral insect (plural coral insects)

  1. (archaic) One of the polyps (not insects) by which corals are formed.

Forms of coral insect

pluralcoral insects

Questions about coral insect

What does coral insect mean?
Coral insect means one of the polyps (not insects) by which corals are formed.
What part of speech is coral insect?
Coral insect is a noun.
What is the plural of coral insect?
The plural of coral insect is coral insects.

Words near coral insect in the dictionary

  1. coral fungus
  2. Coral Gables
  3. coral head
  4. coral heath
  5. coral honeysuckle
  6. coral insect
  7. coral insects
  8. coral island
  9. coral islander
  10. coral islanders
  11. coral islands

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