Coralligena

plural noun

Cor·​al·​lig·​e·​na

-ˈlijənə

: a formerly recognized group more or less equivalent to Anthozoa and comprising coral-forming coelenterates

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from corall- + -gena (neuter plural of -genus -genous)

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Rhymes for Coralligena

• antenna
• duenna
• gehenna
• subpena
• bena
• bene
• gena
• henna
• kenna
• plena
• senna