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astrangia

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As⋅tran⋅gi⋅a

[uh-streyn-jee-uh]
–noun
a genus of corals forming small, encrusting colonies, found in shallow waters off both coasts of the U.S.

Origin:
1848; < NL < Gk ástr(on) star + angeî(on) vessel + -a -a 2
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