(亦作 coralline alga 或 coralline seaweed)
1- a branching reddish seaweed with a calcareous jointed stem珊瑚藻。
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- Family Corallinaceae, division Rhodophyta, in particular Corallina officinalis, which is common in the coasts of the North Atlantic珊瑚藻科, 红藻门, 尤指北大西洋海岸常见的珊瑚藻。
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- (in general use) a sedentary colonial marine animal, especially a bryozoan（泛指）固着生活的群居海洋动物, 尤指苔藓虫。
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- chiefly Geology derived or formed from coral【主地质】珊瑚的; 由珊瑚组成的：
the islands were volcanic rather than coralline in origin.
这些岛屿起源于火山而非珊瑚。
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- of the pinkish-red colour of precious red coral珊瑚红的。
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- resembling coral珊瑚状的：
coralline sponges.
珊瑚状海绵。
词源
mid 16th cent.: the noun from Italian corallina, diminutive of corallo 'coral', the adjective （mid 17th cent.） from French corallin or late Latin corallinus, both based on Latin corallum 'coral'.