noun
Meaning 1
A colonial marine cnidarian of the order Pennatulacea.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
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Phrase guide
sea pen
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noun
Meaning 2
fleshy featherlike warm-water colonies
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: anthozoan, actinozoan
History
Etymology
From the feather-like appearance of some species, reminiscent of antique quill pens.
Across languages
Translations
6 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Finnish: merisulka — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea
- German: Seefeder — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea
- Malay: pena laut — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea
- Navajo: táłtłʼááh atʼaʼgi átʼéhígíí — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea
- Russian: морско́е перо́ (morskóje peró) — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea
- Turkish: deniz kalemi — cnidarian in order Pennatulacea