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Define the word Comatula

"Comatula" gcide "The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48"

Comatula \Co*mat"u*la\ (?; 135), n. [NL., fr. L. comatulus
   having hair neatly curled, dim. fr. coma hair.] (Zool.)
   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.
   [1913 Webster]

"Comatula" wn "WordNet (r) 2.0"

Comatula
     n : former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: genus Comatula]