Astrangia

[ uh-streyn-jee-uh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.

Discover More

Word History and Origins

Origin of Astrangia¹

1848; < New Latin < Greek á��ٰ� ( on ) star + ��Բ��î ( on ) vessel + -a -a ²

Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Next come the Madreporians, of which our Astrangia, to be described hereafter, may be cited as an example.

From

Magnified individuals of an Astrangia community in different stages of expansion.

From

Single individual of Astrangia, fully expanded.

From

Limestone parts of an individual of Astrangia; magnified.

From

The mouth of the Astrangia is oval, and the partitions spread in a fan-shaped way, being somewhat shorter at one side of the animal than on the other.

From

astral projection astraphobia

Browse