English-Thai Dictionary
gorgonian
A เกี่ยวกับ ปิศาจ Gorgon ที่ มี งูบน หัว
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
GORGONIAN
Gor *go "ni *an, a. Etym: [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into stone; terrific. The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to move. Milton.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian coral.
GORGONIAN
GORGONIAN Gor *go "ni *an, n. (Zoöl.)
Defn: One of the Gorgoniacea.
New American Oxford Dictionary
gorgonian
gor go ni an |gôrˈgōnēən ɡɔrˈɡoʊniən |Zoology ▶noun a colonial coral of an order distinguished by a horny, treelike skeleton, including the sea fans and precious red coral. Also called horny coral. [Order Gorgonacea, class Anthozoa. ] ▶adjective of or relating to Gorgons or gorgonians. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gorgonia, from Latin Gorgo (see Gorgon ), with reference to its petrifaction, + -an .
Oxford Dictionary
gorgonian
gorgonian |gɔːˈgəʊnɪən |Zoology ▶noun a colonial coral of an order distinguished by having a horny tree-like skeleton, including the sea fans and precious red coral. ●Order Gorgonacea, class Anthozoa. ▶adjective relating to gorgons or gorgonians. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from modern Latin Gorgonia, from Latin Gorgo (see gorgon ), with reference to its petrifaction, + -an .
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