释义 |
gor·go·na·cea \ˌgȯ(r)gəˈnāshēə\ noun plural Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Gorgonia + -acea : an order of Alcyonaria distinguished from Alcyonacea chiefly by an axial skeleton covered and secreted by a cellular coenenchyme extending between the zooids or polyps that is usually rather horny and commonly of branching form • gor·go·na·cean \| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷|nāshən\ adjective or noun • gor·go·na·ceous \-shəs\ adjective |