octocoral

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noun

An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa.

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octocorallianoctocoralline
Origintranslingual Octocorallia →
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Meanings

nounoctocoral (plural octocorals)

plural octocorals

  1. marine biologyAn anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa.

    Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.

    2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN, archived from the original on 11 Aug 2024

    Synonyms: octocorallian, octocoralline

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa.

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octocorallianoctocoralline

Origin

  1. translingualOctocorallia
  2. Englishoctocoral

Back-formation from translingual Octocorallia. By surface analysis, octo- + coral.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 八放珊瑚
  • 八放珊瑚 (bāfàng shānhú)anthozoan
Japanese 八放珊瑚
  • 八放珊瑚 (happō sango)anthozoan
Spanish octocoral
  • octocoralanthozoan
Cite this entry
APA

octocoral. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocoral

MLA

“octocoral.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocoral. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “octocoral,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/octocoral.

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