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noun
Any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, natural-sciences, zoology
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noun
type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: genus Pennatula
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Broader terms: coelenterate genus
History
From Latin pennatulus, from pennātus + -ulus, from penna + -ātus.
