polypier

pɔlipje

polypière, polypières

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Definition of polypier - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

corail

TECH.

structure calcaire créée par les polypes de corail qui y vivent

TECH.

Le plongeur admire le polypier coloré peuplé de poissons tropicaux.

Adjective

récif

TECH.

qui concerne les coraux et leurs constructions calcaires

TECH.

Ce récif polypier abrite des poissons.

corallien

coralligène

barrière

TECH.

qui est formé par des coraux

TECH.

Une barrière polypière protège la côte.

corallien

corallifère

coralligène

espèce

TECH.

qui construit des récifs calcaires en colonie

TECH.

Cette espèce polypière bâtit lentement sa structure.

constructeur

coralligène

récifal

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Images of polypier

structure calcaire créée par les polypes de corail qui y vivent

Origin of polypier

français, poly- (plusieurs) + pier (pierre)

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polypier

organisme marin colonial formant des structures calcaires

Examples of polypier in a sentence

Des scientifiques étudient la croissance rapide du polypier.
La barrière polypière se prolonge jusqu’à la côte.
La biodiversité de cette structure polypière est exceptionnelle.
Ils ont observé une structure polypière impressionnante.
La côte est protégée par une formation polypière naturelle.
Les coraux polypiers colonisent les eaux peu profondes.

Une espèce polypière a formé ce récif ancien.

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English:coral colony, coralline, ...
German:Korallenstock, polypenbildend, ...
Italian:madrepora, coralligeno, ...
Spanish:colonia coralina, de pólipos, ...
Portuguese:colónia de coral, coralíneo, ...
Chinese:珊瑚礁, 珊瑚虫构造的, ...
Japanese:サンゴ骨格, サンゴ性の, ...
Arabic:مستعمرة مرجانية, شِعَابِيّ, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּנִית אַלְמוֹגִים, אַלְמוֹגִי, ...
Russian:коралловый полип, полипный, ...
Ukrainian:кораловий поліп, поліповий, ...
Catalan:escull coral.lí, corallí, ...
Danish:koralskelet, koral, ...
Dutch:koraalskelet, korallig, ...
Greek:πολυποειδές, κοραλλιογενής, ...
Hungarian:koralltelep, korallos, ...
Khmer:ប៉ប្រះទឹកផ្កាថ្ម, ផ្កាថ្ម, ...
Korean:산호초, 산호초의, ...
Polish:kolonia koralowców, koralowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):recife de coral, corálico, ...
Romanian:polipier, polipar, ...
Swedish:korallskelett, korallisk, ...
Thai:โขดปะการัง, ปะการัง, ...
Turkish:mercan kolonisi, polipli, ...
Vietnamese:khối san hô, thuộc san hô, ...

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Definition of polypier - Reverso French Dictionary

Noun, masculine

Adjective

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