1. Noun
The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa.
2. Noun
The ovaries of a cooked lobster; -- so called from their color.
3. Noun
A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.
4. Noun
marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs
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