gorgonian Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton
    gorgonian coral.

WordNet

Gor*go"ni*an adjective
Etymology
L. Gorgoneus.
Definitions
  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.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.
Gor*go"ni*an noun
Definitions
  1. (Zoöl.) One of the Gorgoniacea.

Webster 1913