Gorgonian Definition

gôr-gōnē-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.
Webster's New World

(biology) Any coral of the order Gorgonacea.

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Synonyms:
  • gorgonian coral
adjective

Of or relating to the Gorgons.

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Terrible or repulsive.
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(biology) Of or relating to any coral of the order Gorgonacea.

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Other Word Forms of Gorgonian

Noun

Singular:
gorgonian
Plural:
gorgonians

Origin of Gorgonian

  • From Latin gorgonia coral from Gorgō Gorgon- Gorgon Gorgon

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Gorgonian Sentence Examples

  • Large grouper and snapper tend to hang out in the crack among black coral and deep water gorgonian.

  • Pigmy seahorses on a red gorgonian and a forest of amazing corals.

  • Some of the huge gorgonian fan corals are more than 3m high.

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