硬珊瑚

yìngshānhú

noun

Meanings

1 hard coral
2 stony coral (order Scleractinia)

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Examples

硬珊瑚是珊瑚礁的主要建造者。

Yìngshānhú shì shānhújiāo de zhǔyào jiànzào zhě.

Hard corals are the main builders of coral reefs.

海水升温会导致硬珊瑚大面积白化。

Hǎishuǐ shēngwēn huì dǎozhì yìngshānhú dàmiànjī bái huà.

Rising sea temperatures cause widespread bleaching of hard corals.

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usage

Contrasts with 软珊瑚 (soft coral). Hard corals secrete calcium-carbonate skeletons and form reefs; soft corals have flexible internal spicules and do not build reef structures.

Stroke Order

硬 yìng

珊 shān

瑚 hú