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