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hexacoral

hexacoral noun: any of the class Hexacorallia of water-based organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with sixfold symmetry.

Noun

hexacoral (plural hexacorals)

  1. Any of the class Hexacorallia of water-based organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with sixfold symmetry.
    Synonyms:
    hexacorallian

Synonyms of hexacoral

Forms of hexacoral

pluralhexacorals

Origin of hexacoral

Partial calque of translingual Hexacorallia. By surface analysis, hexa- + coral.

Questions about hexacoral

What does hexacoral mean?
Hexacoral means any of the class Hexacorallia of water-based organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with sixfold symmetry.
What part of speech is hexacoral?
Hexacoral is a noun.
What is the plural of hexacoral?
The plural of hexacoral is hexacorals.

Words near hexacoral in the dictionary

  1. hexacoordinate
  2. hexacoordinated
  3. hexacoordination
  4. hexacopter
  5. hexacopters
  6. hexacoral
  7. hexacorallian
  8. hexacorallians
  9. hexacorals
  10. hexacore
  11. hexacosane

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