Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. Any of various marine invertebrates of the class Crinoidea, such as the sea lilies and feather stars, that are attached to a surface by a stalk when young but may be free-swimming as adults.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. A member of the family Comatulidæ.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. (Zoöl.) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera.
WordNet 3.0
- n. free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
Etymologies
- From New Latin Comātulidae, former family name, from Late Latin comātulus, having neatly curled hair, from Latin comātus, having long hair; see comate1. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)
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chained_bear I don't either, but I figured it was cuz I'm at work. I mean... on my lunch break. Aug 25, 2009
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