Comatula

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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}.


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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

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