"scleractinian" meaning in All languages combined

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Adjective [English]

IPA: /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/ Forms: more scleractinian [comparative], most scleractinian [superlative]
Etymology: Scleractinia + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scleractinia|ian}} Scleractinia + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} scleractinian (comparative more scleractinian, superlative most scleractinian)
  1. Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia.
    Sense id: en-scleractinian-en-adj-BKoOqcu8 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55

Noun [English]

IPA: /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/ Forms: scleractinians [plural]
Etymology: Scleractinia + -ian Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scleractinia|ian}} Scleractinia + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} scleractinian (plural scleractinians)
  1. Any of the corals of the order Scleractinia. Categories (lifeform): Stony corals
    Sense id: en-scleractinian-en-noun-KEKrPrZF Disambiguation of Stony corals: 44 56 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 44 56 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 40 60

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