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- proper noun A genus formerly called genus Comatula.
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- noun a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
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The hempen tangles were used, and brought up a very abundant yield of large, beautiful animal forms, a large number of asterids, Astrophyton, Antedon, &c.
The Voyage of the Vega round Asia and Europe, Volume I and Volume II Alexander Leslie 1866
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