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Definition: Gorgonia
Gorgonia
\Gor*go"ni*a\ (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
(
Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (
G. setosa), and other
allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
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2. Any slender branched gorgonian.
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