gorgonian

adj
/ɡɔːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/UK/ɡɔɹˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/US

Etymology

From gorgon + -ian.

  1. derived from Γοργώ
  2. derived from Gorgō
  3. inherited from gorgon
  4. suffixed as gorgonian — “gorgon + ian

Definitions

  1. Of or relating to the mythical gorgon

    Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive.

  2. Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.

  3. 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

gorgonin

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