Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

gorgonia

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.01 in modern English

Syllables: gor-gonia
IPA

10

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

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.

Questions

What does gorgonia mean?: 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.

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