Associations to the word «Gorgonian»

Wiktionary

GORGONIAN, noun. Any coral of the order Alcyonacea.
GORGONIAN, adjective. Of or relating to the Gorgons.
GORGONIAN, adjective. Terrible or repulsive.
GORGONIAN, adjective. Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.

Dictionary definition

GORGONIAN, noun. Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton.

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