Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary - coral
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Coral
coral
noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin ~lium, from Greek korallion Date: 14th century 1. a. the calcareous or horny skeletal deposit produced by anthozoan or rarely hydrozoan polyps; especially a richly red precious ~ secreted by a gorgonian (genus Corallium) b. a polyp or polyp colony together with its membranes and skeleton 2. a piece of ~ and especially of red ~ 3. a. a bright reddish ovary (as of a lobster or scallop) b. a deep pink • ~ adjective • ~loid adjective
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n. & adj. --n. 1 a a hard red, pink, or white calcareous substance secreted by various marine polyps for support and habitation. b any of these usu. colonial organisms. 2 the unimpregnated roe of a lobster or scallop. --adj. 1 like coral, esp. in colour. 2 made of coral. Phrases and idioms coral island (or reef) one formed by the growth of coral. coral rag limestone containing beds of petrified corals. coral-snake any of various brightly-coloured poisonous snakes, esp. Micrurus nigrocinctus, native to Central America. Etymology: ME f. OF f. L corallum f. Gk korallion, prob. of Semitic orig. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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коралл; pl коралловые полипы (Anthozoa) – ahermatypic corals – alcyonid coral – astraeid corals – black corals – blue coral – brain corals – cup corals – false corals – fan coral – fire corals – fungian coral – hermatypic corals – horny coral – ivory corals – jeweller's coral – madreporarian corals – meandrine corals – organ-pipe coral – ornamental coral – red coral – soft corals – star coral – stinging corals – stony corals – thorny corals – true corals ...Англо-русский Русско-английский биологический словарь
3.
1. коралл 2. pl. коралловые полипы 3. коралловый цвет 4. игрушка из полированного коралла 5. икра рака, омара 6. коралловый coral polyp —- коралловый полип coral island —- коралловый остров coral beads —- коралловые бусы 7. кораллового цвета coral lips —- губы как кораллы, коралловые губы ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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5.
(corals) 1. Coral is a hard substance formed from the bones of very small sea animals. It is often used to make jewellery. The women have elaborate necklaces of turquoise and pink coral. N-VAR 2. Corals are very small sea animals. N-COUNT 3. Something that is coral is dark orangey-pink in colour. ...coral lipstick. ...the coral-colored flower buds. COLOUR ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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~1 n a hard red, white, or pink substance formed from the bones of very small sea creatures, that is often used to make jewellery (a coral necklace) ~2 adj pink or reddish orange in colour ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
7.
- 12c., from L. corallium, from Gk. korallion, probably of Sem. origin (cf. Heb. goral "small pebble," Ar. garal "small stone"), originally just the red variety found in the Mediterranean, hence use of the word as a symbol of "red." Coral snake (1760) is so called for the red zones in its markings. ...Английский Этимологический словарь
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