- gorgoniacea
- gor·go·ni·a·cea
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Gorgoniacea — Gor*go ni*a ce*a, n. pl. [NL. See {Gorgonia}.] (Zo[ o]l.) One of the principal divisions of Alcyonaria, including those forms which have a firm and usually branched axis, covered with a porous crust, or c[oe]nenchyma, in which the polyp cells are … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Gorgoniacea — noun red corals and sea fans • Syn: ↑Gorgonacea, ↑suborder Gorgonacea, ↑suborder Gorgoniacea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcyonaria, ↑order Alcyon … Useful english dictionary
suborder Gorgoniacea — noun red corals and sea fans • Syn: ↑Gorgonacea, ↑suborder Gorgonacea, ↑Gorgoniacea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcyonaria, ↑order Alcyonaria … Useful english dictionary
Alcyonaria — noun corals and sea anemones having eight branches • Syn: ↑order Alcyonaria • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa … Useful english dictionary
animal order — noun the order of animals • Hypernyms: ↑order • Hyponyms: ↑Eubacteriales, ↑order Eubacteriales, ↑Pseudomonadales, ↑order Pseudomonadales, ↑Rickettsiales, ↑order … Useful english dictionary
Gorgonacea — noun red corals and sea fans • Syn: ↑suborder Gorgonacea, ↑Gorgoniacea, ↑suborder Gorgoniacea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcyonaria, ↑order Alcy … Useful english dictionary
gorgonian coral — noun corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton • Syn: ↑gorgonian • Hypernyms: ↑coral • Hyponyms: ↑sea feather, ↑sea fan, ↑red coral • Membe … Useful english dictionary
order Alcyonaria — noun corals and sea anemones having eight branches • Syn: ↑Alcyonaria • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Anthozoa, ↑class Anthozoa, ↑Actinozoa, ↑class Actinozoa … Useful english dictionary
suborder Gorgonacea — noun red corals and sea fans • Syn: ↑Gorgonacea, ↑Gorgoniacea, ↑suborder Gorgoniacea • Hypernyms: ↑animal order • Member Holonyms: ↑Alcyonaria, ↑order Alcyonaria … Useful english dictionary
atolls — Coral Cor al, n. [Of. coral, F, corail, L. corallum, coralium, fr. Gr. kora llion.] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) The hard parts or skeleton of various Anthozoa, and of a few Hydrozoa. Similar structures are also formed by some Bryozoa. [1913 Webster] Note: The… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
