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gorgonian

UK /ɡɔːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/US /ɡɔɹˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/

adjective 2
noun 1
forms 3

adjective2

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

noun1

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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. — 2012

forms

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