Coral
nouns
A kind of rock-like marine animal that typically lives in colonies in warm seas.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the world's largest coral reef system.
Often appears as...
- coral reef
- coral species
nouns
The hard, variously colored skeleton secreted by certain marine animals, often used as material for jewelry or ornament.
She wears a necklace made of coral.
Often appears as...
- coral jewelry
- coral necklace
adjectives
Relating to the corals or coral reefs, or the color resembling that of red or pink coral.
She painted her nails in a coral color.
Often appears as...
- coral color
- coral lipstick
nouns
A kind of rock-like marine animal that typically lives in colonies in warm seas.
The Great Barrier Reef in Australia is the world's largest coral reef system.
Often appears as...
- coral reef
- coral species
nouns
The hard, variously colored skeleton secreted by certain marine animals, often used as material for jewelry or ornament.
She wears a necklace made of coral.
Often appears as...
- coral jewelry
- coral necklace
adjectives
Relating to the corals or coral reefs, or the color resembling that of red or pink coral.
She painted her nails in a coral color.
Often appears as...
- coral color
- coral lipstick
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Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specific
Coral usually refers to animals in shallow, tropical sea waters, not deep or cold regions.
Corals thrive in the clear, sunlit waters of the Bahamas.
Pro Tip 2/3Ecological Importance
Corals are vital to marine life; they create reefs that support diverse ecosystems.
Numerous fish depend on coral reefs for food and shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Organisms
Many coral species are endangered, so they're often associated with conservation efforts.
Activists are working to protect endangered coral from bleaching.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specific
Coral usually refers to animals in shallow, tropical sea waters, not deep or cold regions.
Corals thrive in the clear, sunlit waters of the Bahamas.
Pro Tip 2/3Ecological Importance
Corals are vital to marine life; they create reefs that support diverse ecosystems.
Numerous fish depend on coral reefs for food and shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Organisms
Many coral species are endangered, so they're often associated with conservation efforts.
Activists are working to protect endangered coral from bleaching.
Pro Tip 1/3Habitat Specific
Coral usually refers to animals in shallow, tropical sea waters, not deep or cold regions.
Corals thrive in the clear, sunlit waters of the Bahamas.
Pro Tip 2/3Ecological Importance
Corals are vital to marine life; they create reefs that support diverse ecosystems.
Numerous fish depend on coral reefs for food and shelter.
Pro Tip 3/3Endangered Organisms
Many coral species are endangered, so they're often associated with conservation efforts.
Activists are working to protect endangered coral from bleaching.
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Which sunscreen should...
they're less irritating than carbon-based chemical sunscreens. These mineral-based sunscreens are preferential for the environment, too. If you plan on catching rays while splashing in a river or the ocean, keep in mind that carbon-based chemical sunscreens can harm marine life. Take coral reefs, for example.
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Margaret Wertheim: The...
to talk about a project that my twin sister and I have been doing for the past three and half years. We're crocheting a coral reef. And it's a project that we've actually been now joined by hundreds of people around the world, who are doing it with us. Indeed thousands of people
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What’s so great about...
the third largest of the lakes by surface area. Water slowly moves through its cul-de-sac shape and encounters the world's largest freshwater dunes, many wildlife species, and unique fossilized coral. To the east is Lake Huron, which has the longest shoreline.
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Why is biodiversity so...
In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
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DJing to the sounds of...
at coral their sharp beaks and the base of a humpback whale pretty much perfect pret never hurt see what I mean there's music all over the world and last but not least he has the runic of a hot of a.m. mockingbird singing in the
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What's Hiding in the...
so the corals protect themselves a special protein absorbs the ultraviolet light and re-emits light of another color by day the sun is too bright for this to be visible
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ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the soft corals are one of the main reasons that all this life is attracted to the yongala almost every available space on its once smooth hull is covered with them
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Coral Reefs 101 PIPE...
To protect their soft bodies and add support, the polyps secrete limestone skeletons, or calicles. Corals are mega builders. Polyp calicles connect to one another,
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Deadly Predators of the...
The soft corals are one of the main reasons that all this life is attracted to the Yongala.
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Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
triangle the custard of the richest coral reefs in the world
Video examples
Which sunscreen should...
they're less irritating than carbon-based chemical sunscreens. These mineral-based sunscreens are preferential for the environment, too. If you plan on catching rays while splashing in a river or the ocean, keep in mind that carbon-based chemical sunscreens can harm marine life. Take coral reefs, for example.
Video examples
Margaret Wertheim: The...
to talk about a project that my twin sister and I have been doing for the past three and half years. We're crocheting a coral reef. And it's a project that we've actually been now joined by hundreds of people around the world, who are doing it with us. Indeed thousands of people
Video examples
What’s so great about...
the third largest of the lakes by surface area. Water slowly moves through its cul-de-sac shape and encounters the world's largest freshwater dunes, many wildlife species, and unique fossilized coral. To the east is Lake Huron, which has the longest shoreline.
Video examples
Why is biodiversity so...
In some environments, taking away just one important component can undermine the entire system. Take coral reefs, for instance. Many organisms in a reef are dependent on the coral. It provides key microhabitats, shelter and breeding grounds
Video examples
DJing to the sounds of...
at coral their sharp beaks and the base of a humpback whale pretty much perfect pret never hurt see what I mean there's music all over the world and last but not least he has the runic of a hot of a.m. mockingbird singing in the
Video examples
What's Hiding in the...
so the corals protect themselves a special protein absorbs the ultraviolet light and re-emits light of another color by day the sun is too bright for this to be visible
Video examples
ONE HOUR Of Amazing...
the soft corals are one of the main reasons that all this life is attracted to the yongala almost every available space on its once smooth hull is covered with them
Video examples
Coral Reefs 101 PIPE...
To protect their soft bodies and add support, the polyps secrete limestone skeletons, or calicles. Corals are mega builders. Polyp calicles connect to one another,
Video examples
Deadly Predators of the...
The soft corals are one of the main reasons that all this life is attracted to the Yongala.
Video examples
Cuttlefish Hypnotises...
triangle the custard of the richest coral reefs in the world
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
I have no problem with the adventure travel movement. It makes better, more sensitive people. If you get people diving on a coral reef, they're going to become more respectful of the outdoors and more concerned with the threats that places like that face and they're going to care more about protecting them than they would have before.
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Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there's no question that it is a factor, but it's preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
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Honeysuckle Weeks
British Actress
The coral that grows at the edge of the reef is always the strongest and most colourful because it faces the greatest battering. It's the same if you're called Honeysuckle. I'd have had a totally different life if I'd been called Mary.
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Alexander Gould
American Actor
Practically the whole world depends on coral reefs, so if the coral reefs get all killed, then the ocean will start going out of whack, and if the ocean goes out of whack, something might happen on land.
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Sheherazade Goldsmith
English Environmentalist
Coral reefs represent some of the world's most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of the sea's most exquisite species will not survive.
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Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
Managing forests, rivers, grasslands, and coral reefs in sustainable ways makes them more resilient and increases their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, which is good for business.
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Brian Schatz
American Politician
Hawaii feels so passionately about climate. You know, our oceans are warming. As a result, we have more ocean acidification and coral bleaching. You can actually see it.
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Michael Berryman
American Actor
That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast.
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Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.
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Harold Edward Holt
Australian Politician
Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos.
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Tim Cahill
American Writer
I have no problem with the adventure travel movement. It makes better, more sensitive people. If you get people diving on a coral reef, they're going to become more respectful of the outdoors and more concerned with the threats that places like that face and they're going to care more about protecting them than they would have before.
Quote examples
Sylvia Earle
American Scientist
Some experts look at global warming, increased world temperature, as the critical tipping point that is causing a crash in coral reef health around the world. And there's no question that it is a factor, but it's preceded by the loss of resilience and degradation.
Quote examples
Honeysuckle Weeks
British Actress
The coral that grows at the edge of the reef is always the strongest and most colourful because it faces the greatest battering. It's the same if you're called Honeysuckle. I'd have had a totally different life if I'd been called Mary.
Quote examples
Alexander Gould
American Actor
Practically the whole world depends on coral reefs, so if the coral reefs get all killed, then the ocean will start going out of whack, and if the ocean goes out of whack, something might happen on land.
Quote examples
Sheherazade Goldsmith
English Environmentalist
Coral reefs represent some of the world's most spectacular beauty spots, but they are also the foundation of marine life: without them many of the sea's most exquisite species will not survive.
Quote examples
Johan Rockstrom
Environmentalist
Managing forests, rivers, grasslands, and coral reefs in sustainable ways makes them more resilient and increases their ability to absorb greenhouse gases, which is good for business.
Quote examples
Brian Schatz
American Politician
Hawaii feels so passionately about climate. You know, our oceans are warming. As a result, we have more ocean acidification and coral bleaching. You can actually see it.
Quote examples
Michael Berryman
American Actor
That includes not cutting down the rain forest, and stop polluting the ocean because once we kill the coral reefs and the rain forest, this earth is toast.
Quote examples
Albert II, Prince of Monaco
Monacan Royalty
I am delighted to see that the issue of coral reefs is receiving the attention it deserves.
Quote examples
Harold Edward Holt
Australian Politician
Australians were unique due to our corals, our apples, our gum trees and our kangaroos.
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