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PRONUNCIATION OF RED CORAL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RED CORAL

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Red coral is a noun.
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WHAT DOES RED CORAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

red 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.

Definition of red coral in the English dictionary

The definition of red coral in the dictionary is any of several corals of the genus Corallium, the skeletons of which are pinkish red in colour and used to make ornaments, etc Also called: precious coral.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RED CORAL

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red chalk
red channel
Red China
red clover
red cod
red corpuscle
Red Crescent
Red Cross
Red Cross Society
red deer
Red Deer Lake
red duster
red dwarf
red earth
red elm

WORDS THAT END LIKE RED CORAL

brain coral
choral
coral
corporal
doctoral
electoral
floral
hydrocoral
immoral
littoral
mayoral
moral
oral
pastoral
postdoctoral
precious coral
seed coral
stercoral
stony coral
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Synonyms and antonyms of red coral in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «red coral» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RED CORAL

Find out the translation of red coral to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of red 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 «red coral» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

红珊瑚
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

coral rojo
570 millions of speakers

English

red coral
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

लाल मूंगा
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

المرجان الأحمر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

красный коралл
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coral vermelho
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

লাল প্রবাল
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

corail rouge
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Karang merah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

rote Koralle
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

赤珊瑚
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

붉은 산호
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Karang abang
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

san hô đỏ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு பவளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लाल कोरल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kırmızı mercan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

corallo rosso
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

czerwony koral
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

червоний корал
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

coral roșu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κόκκινο κοράλλι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rooi koraal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

röd korall
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rød korall
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of red coral

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RED CORAL»

The term «red coral» is regularly used and occupies the 84.259 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RED CORAL» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RED CORAL»

Discover the use of red coral in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to red coral and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Healing Power of Gems
Ruby, pearl, red coral, yellow sapphire, diamond, and blue sapphire. Emerald, hessonite, and cat's eye. Taurus: Pink, orange, white, green, navy blue, bright brown, bright black. Grey, dull brown, faded colors, yellow, royal blue, red, variegated ...
Dr.Gopal Sharma & Pr. Sewaram Jaipuria, 2006
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The Healing Power of Gemstones: In Tantra, Ayurveda, and ...
A good coral that is related to the planet Mars and recommended by astrologers, gem therapists, and jewelers is a deep red coral, which resembles well-ripened bimb fruit or an unripe cherry. Shukra Niti praises a blood-red coral, which is a ...
Harish Johari, 1996
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Artificial Reefs in European Seas
This shows that the parameters for successful growth in vitro of red coral culture are not yet well understood but that the artificial caves provide appropriate conditions for growth. Other small coral colonies also attached themselves on the  ...
Antony Jensen, K. Collins, A.P. Lockwood, 2000
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CRC World Dictionary of Plant Names: Common Names, ...
Corchorus L. Tiliaceae 611 Coralliokyphos Fleischmann & Rechinger Orchidaceae Origins: Greek korallion "coral, red coral" and kyphos "bent, curved, humped," indicating the base of the lip. Corallobotrys Hook.f. Ericaceae Origins: From the ...
Umberto Quattrocchi, 1999
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Mantras, Yantras, and Fabulous Gems: The Healing Secrets of ...
Deep red coral stones especially have become extremely expensive when once they were plentiful and cheap. Nowadays much of the red coral on the market has been dyed, so beware. It should have even colour and good texture, with no  ...
Howard Beckman, 2000
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Science lectures for the people
Having understood thus far the general nature of these polypes, which are the fabricators both of the red and white coral, let us consider a little more particularly how the skeletons of the red coral and of the white coral are formed. In that right ...
‎1871
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Archaeomineralogy
Precious red coral from the western Mediterranean was imported to Egypt during the Ptolemaic and Coptic Periods. Pipe coral also occurs on the shores of the Red Sea and was used in Predynastic times (Lucas 1989). In the Mediterranean  ...
George Rapp, 2009
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Biodiversity in Enclosed Seas and Artificial Marine ...
L. Bramanti Æ S. Rossi Æ G. Tsounis Æ J. M. Gili Æ G. Santangelo Ó Springer Science+Business Media B.V. 2007 Abstract The red coral Corallium rubrum (L 1758) is a long-lived, slow-growing gorgonian, endemic to Mediterranean rocky ...
Giulio Relini, 2007
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Sport Diver
Save It for the Sea TIME TO GET SERIOUS ABOUT STOPPING RED CORAL TRADE TIFFANY LEITE, PROGRAM SPECIALIST PROJECT AWARE FOUNDATION Cat-x-\-\ the adve twce /WW. From rainforest to barrier reef. SPORT DIVER ...
10
Red Sea Coral Reefs
Depicts the formation of coral reefs, describes the corals, fish, and other types of animal life on the Red Sea's reefs, and discusses diving in the Red Sea
Gunnar Bemert, Rupert Ormond, 1981

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RED CORAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term red coral is used in the context of the following news items.
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Good news: Some corals may already be adapting to warming oceans
June 27, 2015. Corals—like all marine animals—are at risk as oceans warm up because of climate change. ... Red coral, Acropora millepora, in Palau.(M. Matz). «Quartz, Jun 15»
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Rise in red coral smuggling threatens marine ecology
The China Coast Guard (CCG) has warned of a rise in the poaching of wild coral, saying on Monday that it has detained 80 suspects and confiscated red coral ... «eco-business.com, May 15»
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Chinese skipper gets suspended sentence for poaching coral off …
Xu Yizhong, 39, was also fined ¥4 million ($33,000) for illegally collecting precious red coral last Oct. 5 about 14 km off Chichijima, the biggest island in the ... «The Japan Times, Mar 15»
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Red Coral Chinese Restaurant Shutters After 33 Years
After 33 years of serving metro Denver, Red Coral Chinese Restaurant will be closing on January 26th. Since immigrating to Korea from China, Mr. and Mrs. «Eater, Jan 15»
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The red coral poaching problem
A throng of Chinese fishing boats have been spotted poaching red coral in the waters around the Ogasawara Islands since mid-September. Japan and China ... «The Japan Times, Nov 14»
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For Better Relations With Japan, And To Protect The Environment …
A bilateral issue whose resolution is in urgent need of resolution is illegal harvesting of red coral in Japanese waters–the exclusive economic zones (EEZ) in the ... «Forbes, Nov 14»
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Chinese Fishermen Are Poaching Coral From Japanese Waters
In 2014, the battle has shifted to illegal coral harvesting in Japanese waters. ... It's thought the boats are illegally harvesting red coral, which can be sold for ... «Global Voices Online, Nov 14»
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The Chinese Poachers: A Good Source of Red Coral – and …
Is there more to the Chinese red coral poachers in Japan's EEZ waters than meets the eye? By Jun Okumura for The Diplomat. November 13, 2014. Google+2. «The Diplomat, Nov 14»
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Japan to raise fines for coral poaching to ¥30 million
... suspected to have been poaching red coral in waters around the Ogasawara ... ¥6 million in additional fines per kilogram of poached coral if found on ships, ... «The Japan Times, Nov 14»
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Japan-China relations strained over illegal coral poaching
Red coral jewellery and ornaments are popular among wealthy Chinese, with the price per gram having more than quadrupled over the past five years. «The Guardian, Nov 14»

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