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COMATULAE
COMATULA
Comatula, genus Comatula
(noun) former usage synonymous with Antedon
Source: WordNet® 3.1
COMATULA
Co*mat"u*la, n. Etym: [NL., fr. L. comatulus having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zoöl.)
Definition: 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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