hexacoral

English

Etymology

Partial calque of translingual Hexacorallia. By surface analysis, hexa- +‎ coral.

Noun

hexacoral (plural hexacorals)

  1. (zoology) Any of the subclass Hexacorallia of water-based organisms formed of colonial polyps generally with sixfold symmetry.
    Synonym: hexacorallian

Translations

Spanish

Noun

hexacoral m (plural hexacorales)

  1. (zoology) hexacoral