Comatula Definition

pronoun

(obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the class Crinoidea — feather stars, that, when young, are fixed by a stem to a surface, when adult, are detached and cling to seaweeds, etc., by their dorsal cirri.

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Other Word Forms of Comatula

Noun

Singular:
comatula
Plural:
comatulas

Origin of Comatula

  • From Latin comatulus (“having hair neatly curled”), diminutive from coma hair.

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