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pennatula |
2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Pennatula \Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E. {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: Pennatula n : type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens [syn: {Pennatula}, {genus Pennatula}]
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