"living rock" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: living rocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} living rock (countable and uncountable, plural living rocks)
  1. (uncountable) Rock that is carved in situ. Tags: uncountable Categories (lifeform): Chordates Synonyms (rock carved in situ): living stone
    Sense id: en-living_rock-en-noun-Mda47T7N Disambiguation of Chordates: 55 28 17 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 55 22 24 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 61 20 19 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 61 22 17 Disambiguation of 'rock carved in situ': 92 3 5
  2. Any of various dwarf succulent plants that resemble stones. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-living_rock-en-noun-4TOBKd0i
  3. Pyura chilensis, a tunicate that resembles a mass of organs inside a rock. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-living_rock-en-noun-dZ-yZqSW

Inflected forms

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