gor·go·nia \gȯ(r)ˈgōnēə\noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Latin, coral, from Gorgon-, Gorgo + -ia -y : a genus of gorgonians (the type of the family Gorgoniidae) comprising the common sea fans with flexible horny axes • gor·go·nid\ˈgȯ(r)gənə̇d\adjective or noun