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microatoll

microatoll noun: a colony of coral, usually one to three metres in diameter that is dead on the top as a result of exposure at low tide.

Noun

microatoll (plural microatolls)

  1. A colony of coral, usually one to three metres in diameter that is dead on the top as a result of exposure at low tide.

Forms of microatoll

pluralmicroatolls

Origin of microatoll

From micro- + atoll, because the colonies superficially resemble atolls, but are much smaller.

Questions about microatoll

What does microatoll mean?
Microatoll means a colony of coral, usually one to three metres in diameter that is dead on the top as a result of exposure at low tide.
What part of speech is microatoll?
Microatoll is a noun.
What is the plural of microatoll?
The plural of microatoll is microatolls.

Words near microatoll in the dictionary

  1. microatelectasis
  2. microatheroma
  3. microatheromas
  4. microatheromata
  5. microatheromatous
  6. microatoll
  7. microatolls
  8. microatomizer
  9. microatomizers
  10. microattribution
  11. microattributions

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