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    GORGONIAN

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeletonplay

    Synonyms:

    gorgonian; gorgonian coral

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting animals

    Hypernyms ("gorgonian" is a kind of...):

    coral (marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton; masses in a variety of shapes often forming reefs)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gorgonian"):

    sea feather (corals forming featherlike colonies)

    sea fan (corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton)

    red coral (corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry)

    Holonyms ("gorgonian" is a member of...):

    Gorgonacea; Gorgoniacea; suborder Gorgonacea; suborder Gorgoniacea (red corals and sea fans)

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