Common name of Acropora palmata
 
Common Name Elkhorn coral
Language English
Type Vernacular
Official Trade Name No
Rank 3 - (Other common name)
Country Belize
Locality
Ref. Anonymous, 2009
Life Stage juveniles and adults
Sex females and males
Core primary lexeme
1st Modifier morphology
2nd Modifier
Remarks 'elkhorn' from 'elk', from Proto-Germanic 'elkh-' i.e., 'related to the general word for deer'. Also in Ref. 85586, 87232.
 
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