gorgonian

Gor*go"ni*an, a. Etym: [L. Gorgoneus.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton. 2. (Zoöl.) Defn: Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral. Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zoöl.) Defn: One of the Gorgoniacea.

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