"scleractinian" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/ Forms: more scleractinian [comparative], most scleractinian [superlative]
Etymology: From translingual Scleractinia + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scleractinia|an|lang1=mul}} translingual Scleractinia + -an 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, Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55

Noun

IPA: /ˌsklɪəɹækˈtɪniən/ Forms: scleractinians [plural]
Etymology: From translingual Scleractinia + -an. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|Scleractinia|an|lang1=mul}} translingual Scleractinia + -an 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: 40 60 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -an, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 55 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -an: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 55 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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