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1. i., s. mercan. mercan. mercan. mercan. i., s. mercan. mercan. mercan; döllenmiş ıstakoz yumurtası. mercan, mercan kırmızısı.
2. Corallium rubrum, mercan; mercandan, Kennedya, l Micrurus corallinus, coral snake mercan yllanı, coral creeper mercan çiçeği, mercana benzer, coral reef mercan kayalığı, mercan, coralloid mercan şeklinde, mer.
3. mercan.
4. mercan.

Etymology : Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin corallium, from Greek korallion
Pronunciation : kor-&l, kär-
Function : noun
Date : 14th century

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1. hard colored skeleton secreted by certain marine polyps; reef of such skeletons; anything made of coral (jewelry, etc.). coral\cor"al\ , n. [of. coral, f, corail, l. corallum, coralium, fr. gr. kora`llion.].
2. (zo?l.) the hard parts or skeleton of various anthozoa, and of a few hydrozoa. similar structures are also formed by some bryozoa.note: the large stony corals forming coral reefs belong to various genera of madreporaria, and to the hydroid genus, millepora. the red coral, used in jewelry, is the stony axis of the stem of a gorgonian (corallium rubrum) found chiefly in the mediterranean. the fan corals, plume corals, and sea feathers are species of gorgoniacea, in which the axis is horny. organ-pipe coral is formed by the genus tubipora, an alcyonarian, and black coral is in part the axis of species of the genus antipathes. see: anthozoa, madrepora.
3. the ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.
4. a piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
5. The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa.
6. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa.
7. The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their color.
8. A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything. marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs a variable color averaging a deep pink unfertilized lobster roe; reddens in cooking; used as garnish or to color sauces the hard stony skeleton of a Mediterranean coral that has a delicate red or pink color and is used for jewelry of a strong pink to yellowish-pink color.
9. 1. Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral.
10. Corals are very small sea animals.
11. Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. coral lipstick. the coral-colored flower buds. pink or reddish-orange in colour. Any of about 2,300 species of marine cnidarians in the class Anthozoa that are characterized by stonelike, horny, or leathery skeletons (external or internal). The skeletons of these animals are also called coral. Corals are found in warm seas worldwide. The body is of the polyp type. Soft, horny, and blue corals are colonial in habit (i.e., they live in large groups). Stony corals, the most familiar and widely distributed forms, are both colonial and solitary. Atolls and coral reefs, which are composed of stony coral, grow at an average rate of 0.2-1.1 in. (0.5-2.8 cm) per year. See also sea fan. coral reef Coral Sea coral snake.