coral insect

noun

One of the polyps (not insects) by which corals are formed.

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Meanings

nouncoral insect (plural coral insects)

plural coral insects

  1. archaicOne of the polyps (not insects) by which corals are formed.
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coral insect. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coral%20insect

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