rhi pidogorgia

[Pref. rhipido-, and Gr. gorgeios of or belonging to the Gorgon.] Zool .: Fan-coral; a genus of Gorgon ide. They are fan-shaped, with little warty polypes close to the hard ti ue. Many species exist in the Pacific and the Atlantic. =a tail.] rhi-pi-dür-a, s . [Pref. rhipid (o)-, and Gr.our a Ornith.: Fantails; a genus of Muscicapide, with forty-five species, ranging over the Oriental and Australian regions to the Samoa Islands and Tasmania: They are remarkable for a broad tail, which spreads out like a fan when the bird is in motion. The genus is especially represented in the Malay Archipelago, where every little island, or group of islands, has its peculiar species.