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sea fan

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sea fan
n.
Any of various yellowish to reddish fan-shaped corals of the genus Gorgonia, especially G. flabellum, of coastal waters of Florida and the West Indies.
sea fan
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) any of various corals of the genus Gorgonia and related genera, having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton: order Gorgonacea (gorgonians)
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Noun1.sea fansea fan - corals having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton
gorgonian, gorgonian coral - corals having a horny or calcareous branching skeleton


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