Coralliidae

plural noun

Cor·​al·​li·​idae

ˌkȯrəˈlīəˌdē

: a family of erect branching corals (order Gorgonacea) having a dense skeletal axis free or nearly free from horny material see corallium

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Corallium, type genus + -idae

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