"gorgonian" meaning in All languages combined

See gorgonian on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more gorgonian [comparative], most gorgonian [superlative]
Etymology: From gorgon + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gorgon|ian}} gorgon + -ian Head templates: {{en-adj}} gorgonian (comparative more gorgonian, superlative most gorgonian)
  1. Of or relating to the mythical gorgon; terrible or repulsive.
    Sense id: en-gorgonian-en-adj-jA6I1DGr
  2. Of or relating to any coral of the order Alcyonacea.
    Sense id: en-gorgonian-en-adj-xBDTyr-l

Noun [English]

Forms: gorgonians [plural]
Etymology: From gorgon + -ian. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|gorgon|ian}} gorgon + -ian Head templates: {{en-noun}} gorgonian (plural gorgonians)
  1. A member of the order Alcyonacea, comprising the soft corals. Categories (lifeform): Soft corals Translations (a member of the order Alcyonacea of soft corals): gorgônia [Brazil, feminine] (Portuguese), gorgónia [Portugal, feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-gorgonian-en-noun-s-gXwvSE Disambiguation of Soft corals: 2 9 89 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -ian Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 4 25 71 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 9 22 69 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ian: 3 21 76

Inflected forms

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