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Pennatula

Pennatula Meaning & Definition
Pennatula Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Pennatula?

[n] type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens

Synonyms | Synonyms for Pennatula: genus Pennatula

Related Terms | Find terms related to Pennatula:

See Also | coelenterate genus | family Pennatulidae | Pennatulidae | sea pen

Pennatula In Webster's Dictionary

\Pen*nat"u*la\, n.; pl. L. {Pennatul[ae]}, E. {Pennatulas}. [NL., fr. L. penna a feather.] (Zo["o]l.) Any one of numerous species of {Pennatula}, {Pteroides}, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.

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