Definition
Living or dwelling in or among coral structures.
Etymology
From Latin 'corallium' (coral) plus Latin '-domus' (house, dwelling) combined with the adjectival suffix '-ous.' This neologism follows the pattern of ecological descriptive terms created in modern taxonomy. The term emerged in 19th-century marine biology to describe habitat preferences.
Kelly Says
Marine biologists invented this term to describe creatures adapted to coral reef living, showing how specialized language develops to fill gaps—there's no shorter, simpler way to say 'coral-dwelling' that sounds as scientific and precise.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
珊瑚形狀
shan-bo xing-zhuang
ARالعربية
شكل مرجان
shakl mar-jan
BNবাংলা
করালের আকৃতি
kor-aler a-kri-ti
CACatalà
de forma de coral
de for-ma de kor-al
CSČeština
korálovité
kor-a-lo-vite
DADansk
i korallform
i kor-al-form
DEDeutsch
korallenartig
kor-a-len-ar-tig
ELΕλληνικά
σχήμα κοραλλιού
s-hima kor-al-li-ou
ESEspañol
con forma de coral
kon for-ma de kor-al
FAفارسی
شکل مرجانی
shakl mar-jani
FISuomi
korallimuotoinen
kor-al-muotoi-nen
FRFrançais
ayant la forme de corail
a-yant la for-me de kor-a-il
GUGU
કોરલ જેવા
kor-al je-va
HAHA
coral kamar
kor-al ka-mar
HEעברית
צורת סלע שונית
tsurat s'la shonit
HIहिन्दी
कोरल के आकार का
kor-al ke aa-kaar ka
HUMagyar
korall alakú
kor-al a-lak-u
IDBahasa Indonesia
berbentuk karang
ber-bentuk kar-ang
IGIG
akuko coral
a-ku-ko kor-al
ITItaliano
a forma di corallo
a for-ma di kor-a-lo
JA日本語
サンゴのような形
sangou no you na katachi
KKKK
коралловидный
kor-a-llo-vid-nyy
KMKM
រូបរាង珊瑚
ro-u-ra-ng shan-bo
KO한국어
산호 모양
san-ho mo-yang
MRMR
कोरलसारखा
kor-al-sa-r-kha
MSBahasa Melayu
bentuk karang
bentuk kar-ang
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းကောင်းကြောင်း
ka-ung ka-ung kya-ng
NLNederlands
vorm van koraal
vorm van kor-aal
NONorsk
i korallform
i kor-al-form
PAPA
કોરલ જેવું
ko-ral je-vu
PLPolski
w kształcie korala
v k-kształcie kor-ala
PTPortuguês
com forma de coral
kom for-ma de kor-al
RORomână
în formă de coral
in form-a de kor-al
RUРусский
с формой коралла
s for-moy kor-alla
SVSvenska
i korallform
i kor-al-form
SWKiswahili
umbo la koral
um-bo la kor-al
TAதமிழ்
கொரல் வடிவம்
ko-ral va-di-vam
TEతెలుగు
కోరల్ ఆకారం
ko-ral aa-ka-ram
THไทย
รูปร่างคล้ายสิงโตทราย
roop raang klaai sing-to-trai
TLTL
hugis ng koral
hu-gis ng kor-al
TRTürkçe
mercan şeklinde
mer-kan şe-kle-de
UKУкраїнська
у формі корала
u for-mi kor-ala
URاردو
مرجان کی شکل
mar-jan ki shak
VITiếng Việt
hình dạng san hô
hinh dang san ho
YOYO
ṣeṣẹ coral
ṣeṣẹ kor-al
ZUZU
isibindi esinye
ee-si-bin-dee es-in-ye