Oculina

noun

Oc·​u·​li·​na

ˌäkyəˈlīnə

: a genus (the type of the family Oculinidae) of tropical aporose corals comprising the typical ivory corals

oculinid

-linə̇d

noun

plural -s

oculinoid

¦⸗⸗¦liˌnȯid

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Latin oculus eye + New Latin -ina

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