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C gorgonGnu Gnu, n. [Hottentot gnu, or nju: cf. F. gnou.] (Zo["o]l.)
One of two species of large South African antelopes of the
genus Catoblephas, having a mane and bushy tail, and curved
horns in both sexes. [Written also gnoo.]
Note: The common gnu or wildebeest (Catoblephas gnu) is
plain brown; the brindled gnu or blue wildebeest (C.
gorgon) is larger, with transverse stripes of black on
the neck and shoulders. DemogorgonDemogorgon De`mo*gor"gon, n. [First mentioned by Lutatius, or
Lactantius Placidus, the scholiast on Statius, perh. fr. Gr.
? god, deity + gorgo`s fierce, terrible]
A mysterious, terrible, and evil divinity, regarded by some
as the author of creation, by others as a great magician who
was supposed to command the spirits of the lower world. See
Gorgon. GorgonGorgon Gor"gon (g[^o]r"g[o^]n), n. [L. Gorgo, -onis, Gr.
Gorgw`, fr. gorgo`s terrible.]
1. (Gr. Myth.) One of three fabled sisters, Stheno, Euryale,
and Medusa, with snaky hair and of terrific aspect, the
sight of whom turned the beholder to stone. The name is
particularly given to Medusa.
2. Anything very ugly or horrid. --Milton.
3. (Zo["o]l.) The brindled gnu. See Gnu. Gorgon
Gorgon Gor"gon, a.
Like a Gorgon; very ugly or terrific; as, a Gorgon face.
--Dryden.
GorgonaceaGorgonacea Gor`go*na"ce*a (g[^o]r`g[-o]*n[=a]"sh[-e]*[.a]), n.
pl. [NL.] (Zo["o]l.)
See Gorgoniacea. GorgoneanGorgonean Gor*go"ne*an (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[-e]*an), a.
See Gorgonian, 1. GorgoniaGorgonia Gor*go"ni*a (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
(Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other
allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
2. Any slender branched gorgonian. Gorgonia flabellumSea fan Sea" fan" (Zo["o]l.)
Any gorgonian which branches in a fanlike form, especially
Gorgonia flabellum of Florida and the West Indies. Gorgonia flabellumGorgonia Gor*go"ni*a (g[^o]r*g[=o]"n[i^]*[.a]), n. [L., a
coral which hardens in the air.] (Zo["o]l.)
1. A genus of Gorgoniacea, formerly very extensive, but now
restricted to such species as the West Indian sea fan
(Gorgonia flabellum), sea plume (G. setosa), and other
allied species having a flexible, horny axis.
2. Any slender branched gorgonian. GorgoniaceaGorgoniacea 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 situated.
Note: The axis is commonly horny, but it may be solid and
stony (composed of calcium carbonate), as in the red
coral of commerce, or it may be in alternating horny
and stony joints, as in Isis. See Alcyonaria,
Anthozoa, C[oe]nenchyma. Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, n. (Zo["o]l.)
One of the Gorgoniacea.
Gorgonian
Gorgonian Gor*go"ni*an, a. [L. Gorgoneus.]
1. Pertaining to, or resembling, a Gorgon; terrifying into
stone; terrific.
The rest his look Bound with Gorgonian rigor not to
move. --Milton.
2. (Zo["o]l.) Pertaining to the Gorgoniacea; as, gorgonian
coral.
Gorgonize
Gorgonize Gor"gon*ize, v. t.
To have the effect of a Gorgon upon; to turn into stone; to
petrify. [R.]
Gorgonzola
Gorgonzola Gor`gon*zo"la, n. [It.]
A kind of Italian pressed milk cheese; -- so called from a
village near Milan.
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Gorgo (/ˈɡɔːrɡoʊ/; Gr****: Γοργώ [ɡorɡɔ͜ɔ́]; fl. 480 BC) was a
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fringed with snake-heads. The name
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comune (muni****lity) in the
province of Treviso, in the
Italian region of Veneto,
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