coralology

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noun

The study of coral.

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Meanings

nouncoralology (uncountable)
  1. rareuncountableThe study of coral.

    As used in coralology, this means that in certain brain corals, adjacent valleys have separate walls.

    1996, Charles Jerry Flora, The S.H.R.I.M.P.er's Maui: A Guide to Coral Reef Biology, page 74
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    Here was another first for the annals of coralology. All we could do at this stage was to wonder why it ever formed.

    1987, Horace E. Dobbs, Classic Dives of the World, page 110

Origin

From coral + -ology.

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APA

coralology. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralology

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“coralology.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralology. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “coralology,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/coralology.

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