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Definition of Gorgonian
1. Noun. Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton.
Generic synonyms: Coral
Group relationships: Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, Suborder Gorgonacea, Suborder Gorgoniacea
Specialized synonyms: Sea Feather, Sea Fan, Red Coral
Definition of Gorgonian
1. a. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific.
2. n. One of the Gorgoniacea.
Definition of Gorgonian
1. Noun. (biology) Any coral of the order ''Gorgonacea'' ¹
2. Adjective. Of or relating to the Gorgons. ¹
3. Adjective. Terrible or repulsive. ¹
4. Adjective. (biology) Of or relating to any coral of the order ''Gorgonacea''. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gorgonian
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Medical Definition of Gorgonian
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1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. "The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move." (Milton)
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorgonian
Literary usage of Gorgonian
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1916)
"Jour, of Morph., !l:l(4): 625-636. Dec.,1912. 27. CHESTER, WM —The Structure of
the gorgonian Coral ..."
2. The Century Dictionary: An Encyclopedic Lexicon of the English Language by William Dwight Whitney (1889)
"Medusa with gorgonian terrour guards still the sound Of her ... gorgonian corals
of many species. Nature, XXX. ..."
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