Definitions
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- noun (Zoöl.) A genus of corals with meandering grooves and ridges, including the brain corals.
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- noun Any of the
genus Meandrina ofcorals withmeandering grooves andridges .
Etymologies
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From the genus name.
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Examples
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The corals found on the sanctuary's fringing reefs include, table coral (Acropora cytheria) rice coral (Montipora capitata), lobe coral (Pavona duerdeni), corrugated coral (Pavona varians), mushroom coral (Fungia scutaria), lace coral (Pocillopora damicornis), antler coral (Pocillopora eydouxi), cauliflower coral (Pocilopora meandrina), finger coral (Porites compressa) and plate coral (Porites rus).
Hawaiian Islands Humpback Whale National Marine Sanctuary 2008
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