Definition of Gorgonian coral

1. Noun. Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton.

Exact synonyms: Gorgonian
Generic synonyms: Coral
Group relationships: Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, Suborder Gorgonacea, Suborder Gorgoniacea
Specialized synonyms: Sea Feather, Sea Fan, Red Coral

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gorgonian Coral

gorget
gorgeted
gorgets
gorgia
gorgias
gorging
gorgio
gorgios
gorgon
gorgonacea
gorgoneia
gorgoneion
gorgonian
gorgonian coral (current term)
gorgonians
gorgonize
gorgonized
gorgonizes
gorgonizing
gorgonopsid
gorgonopsids
gorgons
gorgonzola
gorgonzolas
gorham's vanishing bone disease
gorhen
gorhens

Literary usage of Gorgonian coral

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Contributions from the Bermuda Biological Station for Research by Bermuda Biological Station for Research (1916)
"Jour, of Morph., !l:l(4): 625-636. Dec.,1912. 27. CHESTER, WM —The Structure of the gorgonian coral ..."

2. Transactions of the Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences by Connecticut Academy of Arts and Sciences (1882)
"... in considerable numbers, and at thirty stations it was living and attached to various objects, above the bottom, but chiefly to the gorgonian coral, ..."

3. Mexico's Pacific Coast by Vivien Lougheed (2004)
"... nudibranch (commonly called sea slugs) sparkling white with red trim, red sea fans, crown thorn starfish and gorgonian coral. While on the island, ..."

4. Adventure Guide Virgin Islands by Lynne M. Sullivan (2006)
"Look for black and gorgonian coral, barracuda and stingrays. The west wall is covered with brilliant purple sponges and has little swim-through canyons ..."

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