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adj
Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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adj
Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.
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noun
A member of the order Alcyonacea, comprising the soft corals.
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noun
corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: gorgonian coral
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Broader terms: coral
Narrower terms: sea feather, sea fan, red coral
History
From gorgon + -ian.
Across languages
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