'Gorgonian' definitions:

Definition of 'gorgonian'

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noun
Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton [syn: gorgonian, gorgonian coral]

Definition of 'Gorgonian'

From: GCIDE
  • Gorgonian \Gor*go"ni*an\, n. (Zool.) One of the Gorgoniacea. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'Gorgonian'

From: GCIDE
  • 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. (Zool.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral. [1913 Webster]

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