noun
- marine animals with hard skeletons that often form reefs, or the hard structures they create
- a pinkish-orange color resembling that of some coral
Examples
- The Great Barrier Reef is home to thousands of different corals.
- Tropical fish swim among the colorful corals in the lagoon.
- Climate change threatens corals around the world.
- The diving instructor pointed out brain corals and staghorn corals.
- She wore a necklace made of polished corals.
- The sunset painted the sky in beautiful corals and purples.
- Marine biologists study how corals build their calcium carbonate structures.