2 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: 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] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: Comatula n : former usage synonymous with Antedon [syn: {genus Comatula}]
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