| NOUN | animal | gorgonian coral, gorgonian | corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton |
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| Meaning | corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton. | |
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| Synonym | gorgonian | |
| Member of | Gorgonacea, suborder Gorgonacea, Gorgoniacea, suborder Gorgoniacea | red corals and sea fans |
| Narrower | red coral | corals of especially the Mediterranean having pink or red color used for ornaments and jewelry |
| sea fan | corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton | |
| sea feather | corals forming featherlike colonies | |
| Broader | coral | marine colonial polyp characterized by a calcareous skeleton |
| Spanish | gorgonacea, gorgonias | |
| Catalan | gorgònies | |
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