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coral bleaching

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The loss of colour in a coral reef due to the loss of symbiotic algae as a result of stress.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

Topics: biology, ecology, natural-sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 珊瑚白化 (shānhú báihuà) — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Finnish: korallien haalistuminen — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Finnish: korallien vaaleneminen — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Georgian: მარჯნის გაუფერულება (marǯnis gauperuleba) — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Georgian: მარჯნის რიფების გაუფერულება (marǯnis ripebis gauperuleba) — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Portuguese: branqueamento de corais — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Russian: обесцве́чивание кора́ллов (obescvéčivanije korállov) — loss of colour in a coral reef
  • Swedish: korallblekning — loss of colour in a coral reef