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Coral vs Aulate - What's the difference?

coral | aulate |

As adjectives the difference between coral and aulate

is that coral is made of coral while aulate is (rare|biology|of a coral) having an aulos (annular wall) between one's axial and periaxial regions.

As a noun coral

is (uncountable) a hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.

coral

English

(wikipedia coral)

Noun

  • (uncountable) A hard substance made of the limestone skeletons of marine polyps.
  • (countable) A colony of marine polyps.
  • (countable) A somewhat yellowish pink colour, the colour of red coral.
  • The ovaries of a cooked lobster; so called from their colour.
  • (historical) A piece of coral, usually fitted with small bells and other appurtenances, used by children as a plaything.

    • Adjective

    (-)
  • Made of coral.
  • Having the yellowish pink colour of coral.

    • Derived terms

    * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * coralise/coralize * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

    See also

    * atoll * barrier reef * dactylozooid * fringing reef * gonophore * gorgonian * Great Barrier Reef * madrepore * millepore * sea fan * sea whip *

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    aulate

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • (rare, biology, of a coral) Having an aulos (annular wall) between one's axial and periaxial regions.