gorgonian

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English

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Etymology

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From gorgon +‎ -ian.

Adjective

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gorgonian (comparative more gorgonian, superlative most gorgonian)

  1. Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive.
  2. Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.

Noun

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gorgonian (plural gorgonians)

  1. A member of the order Alcyonacea, comprising the soft corals.
    • 2012, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 134:
      Some gorgonians, living in shallow, sunlit waters, tend to be brightly coloured – gold, purple, red – and flex softly in the currents.

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