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comatula
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun comatula has 1 sense
- comatula(n = noun.animal) genus comatula - former usage synonymous with Antedon; Array is a kind of antedon, genus antedon
CIDE DICTIONARY
comatula, n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.].
A crinoid of the genus Antedon and related genera. When young they are fixed by a stem. When adult they become detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri; -- called also feather stars . [1913 Webster]
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