- Gorgonian
- adjective see gorgon
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Gorgonian
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Gorgonian — Gor*go ni*an, a. [L. Gorgoneus.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. [1913 Webster] The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo[ o]l.) Pertaining to the… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gorgonian — Gor*go ni*an, n. (Zo[ o]l.) One of the Gorgoniacea. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gorgonian — [gôr gō′nē ən] n. [ModL Gorgonia, name of the genus < L, coral (< Gorgo, GORGON) + AN] any of an order (Gorgonacea) of colonial anthozoans with a horny, axial skeleton that branches, as in the sea whips, or forms an open network, as in the… … English World dictionary
Gorgonian — Gorgonia redirects here. For the Byzantine saint, see Saint Gorgonia. Gorgonian Iciligorgia schrammi Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
gorgonian — noun Etymology: New Latin Gorgonia, a coral genus, from Latin, coral, from Gorgon , Gorgo Date: 1835 any of an order (Gorgonacea) of colonial anthozoans with a usually horny and branching axial skeleton • gorgonian adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
gorgonian coral — noun corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton • Syn: ↑gorgonian • Hypernyms: ↑coral • Hyponyms: ↑sea feather, ↑sea fan, ↑red coral • Membe … Useful english dictionary
Gorgonian — /gawr goh nee euhn/, n. 1. any of numerous alcyonarian corals of the order Gorgonacea, having a usually branching, horny or calcareous skeleton. adj. 2. belonging or pertaining to the Gorgonacea. [1825 35; < NL Gorgoni(a) genus name (see GORGON,… … Universalium
gorgonian — 1. noun Any coral of the order Gorgonacea 2. adjective a) Of or relating to the Gorgons. b) Terrible or repulsive … Wiktionary
gorgonian — [gɔ: gəʊnɪən] noun Zoology a colonial coral of an order (Gorgonacea) having a horny tree like skeleton, including the sea fans and precious red coral. Origin C19: from mod. L. Gorgonia, from L. Gorgo (see gorgon) + an … English new terms dictionary
gorgonian — a. See gorgonean … New dictionary of synonyms
