coralline
English
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Corallina pinnatifolia
Wikispecies
Etymology
From French corallin, from Latin corallinus, from corallium (“coral”), via Greek probably of Semitic origin.
Adjective
coralline (comparative more coralline, superlative most coralline)
- Of, relating to or pertaining to or resembling red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
- Of, pertaining to, or resembling the material coral.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 4,
- The pigeon rocked itself backwards and forwards on the bough, swelling out its breast feathers and laying its coralline beak upon them.
- 1934, George Orwell, Burmese Days, Chapter 4,
- Describing rock formed from the skeletons of such algae.
Synonyms
- coral
- coralloid
- coralloidal
Derived terms
Terms derived:
- corralline bedding
Translations
of red algae
of the material coral
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Noun
coralline (plural corallines)
- Any calcareous species of red algae of the family Corallinaceae.
- An animal that resembles such a coral.
Anagrams
- allocrine, collinear
Italian
Adjective
coralline f pl
- feminine plural of corallino
Anagrams
- collinare, incollare, incollerà