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Gorgonian   /gɔrgˈoʊniən/   Listen
Gorgonian

noun
1.
Corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton.  Synonym: gorgonian coral.






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"Gorgonian" Quotes from Famous Books



... beauties, her bright lovely hair: "Those who had seen her thus, have this averr'd. "But in Minerva's temple Ocean's god "The maid defil'd. The virgin goddess shock'd, "Her eyes averted, and her forehead chaste "Veil'd with the AEgis. Then with vengeful power "Chang'd the Gorgonian locks to writhing snakes. "The snakes, thus form'd, fixt on her shield she bears; "The horrid sight ...
— The Metamorphoses of Publius Ovidus Naso in English blank verse Vols. I & II • Ovid



Words linked to "Gorgonian" :   Gorgoniacea, coral, sea fan, red coral, Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgoniacea, sea feather, suborder Gorgonacea



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