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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The typical genus of living crinoids of the family Comatulidæ or feather-stars.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) 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 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun former usage synonymous with Antedon
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