gorgonian.

Brit.

/ɡɔːˈɡəʊnɪə/, U.S.

/ɡɔrˈɡoʊniə/

Forms: Plural gorgoniæ, gorgonias.

Etymology: < modern Latin gorgonia, feminine of gorgonius , < gorgon-em Gorgon n. The name was intended to express its petrified character: compare Gorgon n. 1d.

Zoology.

A genus of polyps (family Gorgoniaceæ); an individual of this genus; a sea-fan, sea-plume.

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the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > suborder Gorgonacea > family Gorgoniidae > genus Gorgonia

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1768 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 433 Most of the Sertularias, Gorgonias.

1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 1 Zoophytes..formerly called Ceratophytons, now Gorgoniæ.

1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xiii. §560 The yellow and lilac fans, perforated like trellis-work, of the Gorgonias.

1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 100 Corals, Sponges and Gorgoniæ.

1885 A. Brassey In Trades 297 Some lovely plumes of sea feathers, a species of gorgonia, which had the appearance of ten or a dozen ostrich feathers.

Derivatives

gorˈgonian adj.¹ pertaining to the gorgonias or their family. Also n., a polyp of the family.

ΘΚΠ

the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > relating to order Alcyonaria > relating to the gorgonias

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1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. v. 168 In the vicinity of volcanic islands in the Polar seas, corallines and gorgonians [occur].

1884 Nature 17 July 281/1 The numerous species that live clinging to the branches of gorgonians..The gorgonian corals of many species.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	gorgonia
释义	gorgonian. Brit. /ɡɔːˈɡəʊnɪə/, U.S. /ɡɔrˈɡoʊniə/ Forms: Plural gorgoniæ, gorgonias. Etymology: < modern Latin gorgonia, feminine of gorgonius , < gorgon-em Gorgon n. The name was intended to express its petrified character: compare Gorgon n. 1d. Zoology. A genus of polyps (family Gorgoniaceæ); an individual of this genus; a sea-fan, sea-plume. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > suborder Gorgonacea > family Gorgoniidae > genus Gorgonia gorgonia1768 gorgonian1835 1768 J. Ellis in Philos. Trans. 1767 (Royal Soc.) 57 433 Most of the Sertularias, Gorgonias. 1775 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 66 1 Zoophytes..formerly called Ceratophytons, now Gorgoniæ. 1860 M. F. Maury Physical Geogr. Sea (ed. 8) xiii. §560 The yellow and lilac fans, perforated like trellis-work, of the Gorgonias. 1883 Official Catal. Internat. Fisheries Exhib. (ed. 4) 100 Corals, Sponges and Gorgoniæ. 1885 A. Brassey In Trades 297 Some lovely plumes of sea feathers, a species of gorgonia, which had the appearance of ten or a dozen ostrich feathers. Derivatives gorˈgonian adj.¹ pertaining to the gorgonias or their family. Also n., a polyp of the family. ΘΚΠ the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [adjective] > of or relating to the Anthozoa > relating to order Alcyonaria > relating to the gorgonias gorgonian1835 the world > animals > invertebrates > subkingdom Metazoa > grade Diploblastica > phylum Coelenterata > [noun] > class Anthozoa Actinozoa > order Alcyonaria > suborder Gorgonacea > family Gorgoniidae > genus Gorgonia gorgonia1768 gorgonian1835 1835 W. Kirby On Power of God in Creation of Animals I. v. 168 In the vicinity of volcanic islands in the Polar seas, corallines and gorgonians [occur]. 1884 Nature 17 July 281/1 The numerous species that live clinging to the branches of gorgonians..The gorgonian corals of many species. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1900; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1768
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