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gorgonian definition

gor·go·nian (gôr gō′nē ən)

noun

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 sea fans

Etymology: ModL Gorgonia, name of the genus < L, coral (< Gorgo, Gorgon) + -an

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