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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
gorgonian /gɔːˈgəʊnɪən/

▶noun Zoology a colonial coral of an order (Gorgonacea) having a horny tree-like skeleton, including the sea fans and precious red coral.

– origin C19: from mod. L. Gorgonia, from L. Gorgo (see gorgon) + -an.

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