coral reef
/ˌkɒrəl ˈriːf/noun
उच्चारण कॉरल रीफ़
प्रवाल भित्ति, मूँगे की चट्टान
Core word
noun
- 1
[C]
a long line of hard coral in warm shallow sea water, formed from the skeletons of very small sea creatures and home to many kinds of fish and plants
प्रवाल भित्ति, मूँगे की चट्टान
- The Gulf of Mannar has some of India's finest coral reefs.
- Warmer seas are damaging coral reefs around the world.
- Radhika went snorkelling over a coral reef in the Andamans.
+ 3 more examples
- A coral reef is home to thousands of kinds of sea creatures.
- The Great Barrier Reef is the largest coral reef in the world.
- Tourists must not touch the coral reef when they go snorkelling.
✓In the exam
General knowledge
The Great Barrier Reef off the coast of Australia is the largest coral reef system in the world.
Australia के तट के पास स्थित Great Barrier Reef दुनिया की सबसे बड़ी coral reef प्रणाली है।
When the sea becomes too warm, corals lose the tiny algae that live in them and turn white, a process called coral bleaching.
जब समुद्र बहुत गर्म हो जाता है तो coral अपने भीतर रहने वाले सूक्ष्म शैवाल खो देते हैं और सफ़ेद पड़ जाते हैं, इस प्रक्रिया को coral bleaching कहते हैं।