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brain coral

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

Any of several species of coral with the appearance of a brain, in the families Mussidae and Merulinidae.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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noun

Meaning 2

massive reef-building coral having a convoluted and furrowed surface

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: stony coral, madrepore, madriporian coral

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Across languages

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6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 腦珊瑚 /脑珊瑚 (nǎoshānhú) — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
  • Estonian: ajukorall — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
  • Finnish: aivokoralli — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
  • German: Hirnkoralle — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
  • Portuguese: coral-cérebro — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain
  • Russian: кора́лл-мозгови́к (koráll-mozgovík) — any of several species of coral in the shape of a brain