Gorgonian

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1. Adjective

Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific.

2. Adjective

Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.

3. Noun

One of the Gorgoniacea.

4. Noun

corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton
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