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comatulid

[ kuh-mach-uh-lid ]

noun

  1. a free-swimming, stalkless crinoid; feather star.

comatulid

/ kəˈmætjʊlɪd /

noun

  1. any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comatulid1

1880–85; < New Latin Comatulidae, equivalent to Comatul ( a ) genus name ( comate 2, -ule ) + -idae -id 2
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Word History and Origins

Origin of comatulid1

C19: from New Latin Comatulidae, from Comatula type genus, from Latin comātus hairy

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