Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Comatula"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Comatula \Co*mat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus
having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zo["o]l.)
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}.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
Comatula
n : former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {Comatula}, {genus
Comatula}]
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