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gorgonian en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɡɔɹˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
• /ɡɔːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From gorgon + -ian.

Meanings

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

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
more gorgonian	Degree=Cmp		lexicographic
most gorgonian	Degree=Sup		lexicographic

Deriveds

gorgonin

gorgonian en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɡɔɹˈɡoʊ.ni.ən/ (General-American)
• /ɡɔːˈɡəʊ.ni.ən/ (Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

From gorgon + -ian.

Meanings

1. 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, Caspar Henderson, The Book of Barely Imagined Beings, Granta Books, published 2013, page 134:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
gorgonians	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Translations (2)

pt gorgónia (a member of the order Alcyonacea of soft corals) · pt gorgônia (a member of the order Alcyonacea of soft corals)