Acropora

noun

coelenterate genus of order Madreporaria, including staghorn corals

• Syn: ↑genus Acropora

• Hypernyms: ↑coelenterate genus

• Member Holonyms: ↑Madreporaria, ↑order Madreporaria

• Member Meronyms: ↑staghorn coral, ↑stag's-horn coral

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\\ˌakrəˈpōrə, əˈkräpərə\ noun

Usage: capitalized

Etymology: New Latin, from acr- + -pora

: a genus of corals consisting of the typical madrepores