Found 2 items, similar to gorgonian.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: gorgonian gorgonian n : corals having a horny of calcareous branching skeleton [syn: gorgonian coral]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Gorgonian Gorgonian \Gor*go"ni*an\, a. [L. Gorgoneus.] 1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. [1913 Webster] The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. --Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral. [1913 Webster] Gorgonian \Gor*go"ni*an\, n. (Zo["o]l.) One of the Gorgoniacea. [1913 Webster]