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PRONUNCIATION OF PRECIOUS CORAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF PRECIOUS CORAL

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determiner
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Precious coral is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES PRECIOUS CORAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

precious coral

Precious coral

Precious coral or red coral is the common name given to Corallium rubrum and several related species of marine coral. The distinguishing characteristic of precious corals is their durable and intensely colored red or pink skeleton, which is used for making jewelry.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE PRECIOUS CORAL

precinct
precinct captain
precinct police
precinct station
precinct worker
precincts
preciosities
preciosity
precious
precious metal
precious stone
preciously
preciousness
precipe
precipice
precipiced
precipitability
precipitable
precipitance
precipitancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE PRECIOUS CORAL

brain coral
choral
coral
corporal
doctoral
electoral
floral
hydrocoral
immoral
littoral
mayoral
moral
oral
pastoral
postdoctoral
red coral
seed coral
stercoral
stony coral
temporal

Synonyms and antonyms of precious coral in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «precious coral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF PRECIOUS CORAL

Find out the translation of precious coral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of precious coral from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «precious coral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

珍贵的珊瑚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coral precioso
570 millions of speakers

English

precious coral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कीमती प्रवाल
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المرجانية الثمينة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

драгоценные кораллы
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coral precioso
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মূল্যবান প্রবাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

coraux précieux
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karang berharga
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Koralle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

貴重なサンゴ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

소중한 산호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karang mulia
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

san hô quý
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

விலைமதிப்பற்ற பவளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मौल्यवान कोरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kıymetli mercan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

prezioso corallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

koral szlachetnych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дорогоцінні корали
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coral prețios
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πολύτιμα κοράλλια
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

kosbare koraal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dyrbar korall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dyrebar korall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of precious coral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECIOUS CORAL»

The term «precious coral» is used very little and occupies the 152.821 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «PRECIOUS CORAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about precious coral

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «PRECIOUS CORAL»

Discover the use of precious coral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to precious coral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
PRIA precious coral permit area means the area encompassing the precious coral beds within the EEZ around the PRIA. Each bed is designated by a permit area code and assigned to one of the following four categories: (1) Established beds.
Office of the Federal Register (U S ), 2012
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The Code of Federal Regulations of the United States of America
and area as specified in § 660.13 and that permit is on board the vessel. (b) Fish for, take, or retain any species of precious coral in any precious coral permit area: (1) By means of gear or methods prohibited by §660.88. (2) In refugia specified ...
‎1996
3
L.S.A., List of C.F.R. Sections Affected
(a) Any vessel of the United States fishing for, taking, or retaining precious coral in any precious coral permit area must have a permit issued under §660.13. (b) Each permit will be valid for fishing only in the permit area specified on the permit .
‎2003
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Code of Federal Regulations, Title 50, Wildlife and ...
In addition to the general prohibitions specified in §600.725 of this chapter and in §665.15, it is unlawful for any person to: (a) Use any vessel to fish for, take, retain, possess or land precious coral in any precious coral permit area, unless a ...
Office of the Federal Register, 2010
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In Deeper Waters: Photographic Studies of Hawaiian Deep-Sea ...
76 ), were dredged from the Makapu'u beds in the early 197o5 (Grigg 1977). Their numbers were quickly depleted, however, and harvesting operations ceased. Fifteen years later, submersible studies at Makapu'u showed that precious coral ...
E. H. Chave, Alexander Malahoff, 1998
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Precious Corals
In modern times there are three important fisheries for precious coral. In the Mediterranean Sea the coral has been systematically fished for many generations, but it is difficult to discover, even approximately, the value of the coral obtained, ...
Sydney John Hickson, 1905
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The Living Age
PRECIOUS CORAL. WHILST preparing a set of lectures on corals, lately delivered at the Royal Institution, I made some inquiries as to the present state of the ,fisheries of precious coral from Messrs. Greek and Co., coral merchants, ...
‎1882
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Littell's Living Age
And utility is a principle which has certainly not yet completed its career, even in the way of suggesting what seems to us the strangest and quaintest of all strange and quaint analogies. From Nature. PRECIOUS CORAL. Whilst preparing a set ...
Eliakim Littell, Robert S. Littell, 1882
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Ecosystem Based Fisheries Management in the Western Pacific
The Hawaii precious coral fishery includes two distinct sectors. One sector extracts deepwater (400—1,500 m) pink, gold, and bamboo corals. This fishery historically employed dredges and tangle nets to extract the precious coral, but the ...
Edward Glazier, 2011
10
Marine Minerals in Exclusive Economic Zones
... depth pink corals (Harper, 1988). Bamboo corals also occupy the 300-400 m depth range. The precious coral jewellery industry grew up in the Mediterranean, but now both precious coral recovery andjewellery manufacture are largely ...
D.S. Cronan, 1992

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «PRECIOUS CORAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term precious coral is used in the context of the following news items.
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A Marine Bank: Too Big to Fail
The lower ph means all these precious coral species can't rebuild themselves. Additionally as oceans heat up corals expel their nutrient ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
2
New regs for Tuesday: Flood insurance, air conditioners, fishermen
The catch limits would apply to Pacific Island bottomfish, crustacean, and precious coral. The rules would include accountability measures. «The Hill, Jul 15»
3
Coral lights up eyes of treasure hunters
While recently published retail statistics show that jewelry sales took a steeper than expected plunge, the price of precious coral continues to ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jun 15»
4
Protection voted for deep-sea corals off Mid-Atlantic coast
"These precious coral communities are highly vulnerable to harm from fishing gear," said Brad Sewell, fisheries policy director at the Natural ... «Baltimore Sun, Jun 15»
5
Group Touting Underwater Luxury Hotel Near Key West
... engaging way to draw much-needed attention to the unwarranted and preventable destruction of the world's precious coral reefs and other ... «TravelPulse, Jun 15»
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The Vacation Kingdom of the World: Disney's Hollywood Studios …
In the film, a charming mermaid, played by Daryl Hannah, exchanges her precious coral necklace for this huge fountain as a gift to the man she ... «MousePlanet, Jun 15»
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Louis Bacon, Lee C. Bollinger and Alan Gilbert Honored with …
... accountable those responsible for the common occurrence of oil spills fouling waters and developers destroying the precious coral reefs.” «thebahamasweekly.com, May 15»
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Dredging For Disaster
... the South China Sea is not only antagonizing its neighbors and the United States: it's destroying the a precious coral reef ecosystem, and the ... «Foreign Policy, May 15»
9
Resorts World Bimini Celebrates Earth Day
... around the island as it offers divers and fishermen a way to tie up, eliminating the need to throw anchor and possibly destroy precious coral.” «thebahamasweekly.com, Apr 15»
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Researchers crack coral's code in conservation boon
Precious coral can also be found in Japan, the EU and in the Mediterranean Sea, he added. This story has been viewed 1215 times. «Taipei Times, Apr 15»

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