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  • 1Coral-rag — Cor al rag , n. (geol.) Same as {Corallian}. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 2Coral rag — (engl., spr. kórrel rägg), Korallenkalk, s. Juraformation …

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  • 3Coral rag — The west wing of the Parliament of Barbados (1872) is constructed of local coral rag. Coral rag is a rubbly limestone composed of ancient coral reef material. The term also refers to the building blocks quarried from these strata which are an… …

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  • 4coral rag — noun : a calcareous rock composed largely of coral reef deposits and used locally in Britain as a building stone * * * Coral Rag noun A coarse limestone rock formed chiefly of coral in the Corallian formation • • • Main Entry: ↑coral …

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  • 5coral rag — /kɒrəl ˈræg/ (say koruhl rag) noun a kind of limestone containing continuous beds of petrified coral. {coral + rag3} …

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  • 7Coral sand — from a beach on Aruba Coral sand is sand of particles originating in tropical and sub tropical marine environments from bioerosion of limestone skeletal material of marine organisms. One example of this process is that of parrot fishes which bite …

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  • 8Coral — For other uses, see Coral (disambiguation). Coral Pillar coral, Dendrogyra cylindricus Scientific classification Kingdom …

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  • 9Coral reef — Marine habitats Biodiversity of a coral reef Lit …

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  • 10Coral reef fish — The fish that inhabit coral reefs are numerous and diverse. Coral reef fish are fish which live amongst or in close relation to coral reefs. Coral reefs form complex ecosystems with tremendous biodiversity. Among the myriad inhabitants, the fish… …

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