Meaning of GORGONIAN
| Pronunciation: | | gowr'gowneeun
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| | Definition: | | [n] corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton |
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| | Synonyms: | | gorgonian coral |
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| | See Also: | | coral, Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, red coral, sea fan, sea feather, suborder Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea | |
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\Gor*go"ni*an\, a. [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into
stone; terrific.
The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to
move. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian
coral.
\Gor*go"ni*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Gorgoniacea.
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