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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun Any of various corals of the order Antipatharia usually of deep waters, having one to many spiny branches and valued for their dark brown or black skeletons, which are used to make jewelry and handicrafts.
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- noun biology Any of various
tropical corals of the family Antipathidae
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