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English-russian biological dictionary. 2013.
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hydrocoral — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin Hydrocorallia : a compound hydrozoan of the order Milleporina or the order Stylasterina having a well developed calcareous skeleton * * * /huy dreuh kawr euhl, kor /, n. any colonial marine animal of the… … Useful english dictionary
