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Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the corals of the order Scleractinia
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scleractinian — /sklɛrækˈtɪniən/ (say sklerak tineeuhn) adjective of or relating to a coral of the order Scleractinia or Madreporina with a compact calcareous exoskeleton of lime extracted from the surrounding water. {New Latin, from sclero + actino (def. 2) +… …
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