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gorgonian
gor·go·ni·an G0201200 (gôr-gō′nē-ən)n. Any of various colonial corals of the order Gorgonacea (or Alcyonacea), having a usually branched skeleton of horny material and polyps with eight tentacles, and including the sea fans, sea feathers, and red corals.
[From Latin gorgonia, coral, from Gorgō, Gorgon-, Gorgon; see Gorgon.]
gor·go′ni·an adj.gorgonian (ɡɔːˈɡəʊnɪən) n (Animals) any coral of the order Gorgonacea, having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton: includes the sea fans and red coralsadj (Animals) of, relating to, or belonging to the Gorgonacea
Gorgonian (ɡɔːˈɡəʊnɪən) adj (Classical Myth & Legend) of or resembling a Gorgongor•go•ni•an (gɔrˈgoʊ ni ən)
n. 1. any colonial coral of the order Gorgonacea, as the sea fan, forming a branching axial skeleton. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Gorgonacea. [1825–35] Thesaurus| Noun | 1. | gorgonian - corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeletongorgonian coralcoral - marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefsGorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea - red corals and sea fanssea feather - corals forming featherlike coloniessea fan - corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeletonred coral - corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry |
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Related to gorgonian: gorgonian coralSynonyms for gorgoniannoun corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeletonSynonymsRelated Words- coral
- Gorgonacea
- Gorgoniacea
- suborder Gorgonacea
- suborder Gorgoniacea
- sea feather
- sea fan
- red coral
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