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Pennatula
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Pen-nat′u-la
,Noun.
pl. L.
Pennatulæ
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, E. Pennatulas
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. [NL., fr. L.
penna
a feather.] (Zool.)
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. Definition 2024
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See also: Pennatula
English
Noun
pennatula (plural pennatulas or pennatulae)
- (zoology) Any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.