Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A member of the family Comatulidæ.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Zoöl.) Any crinoid of the genus Antedon or allied genera.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun zoology Any
crinoid of thegenus Antedon or allied genera.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[From New Latin Comātulidae, former family name, from Late Latin comātulus, having neatly curled hair, from Latin comātus, having long hair; see comate.]
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fbharjo commented on the word comatulid
paleo ten wing
August 25, 2009
reesetee commented on the word comatulid
Nifty image search on this word.
August 25, 2009
bilby commented on the word comatulid
I get no results on the Wordie image search.
August 25, 2009
reesetee commented on the word comatulid
Odd...I don't now, but I did last time I checked.
August 25, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word comatulid
I don't either, but I figured it was cuz I'm at work. I mean... on my lunch break.
August 25, 2009