octocoral

English

Etymology

Back-formation from translingual Octocorallia. By surface analysis, octo- +‎ coral.

Noun

octocoral (plural octocorals)

  1. (marine biology) An anthozoan of the subclass Alcyonaria, having eight-branched tentacles and eight septa.
    • 2024 March 11, Katie Hunt, “Scientists discover 100 potential new deep-sea species, including mystery creature”, in CNN‎[1]:
      Dr. Michela Mitchell, a taxonomist at the Queensland Museum Network, said in a statement released by Ocean Census it could be a type of deep-sea coral called octocoral.

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Spanish

Noun

octocoral m (plural octocorales)

  1. octocoral
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