gorgonian
adj/ɡɔːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/UK/ɡɔɹˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/US
Etymology
Definitions
Of or relating to the mythical gorgon
Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive.
Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.
A member of the order Alcyonacea, comprising the soft corals.
- Some gorgonians, living in shallow, sunlit waters, tend to be brightly coloured – gold, purple, red – and flex softly in the currents.
The neighborhood
Derived
Vish — recursive loop
No curated loop yet for gorgonian. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.
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