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fringing reef

noun

Meaning

  1. A completely shallow coral reef adjacent to a coast.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

barrier reef(English)drop-off(English)forereef(English)reef break(English)reef(English)backreef(English)bag reef(English)coral reef(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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