comatulid

noun

co·​mat·​u·​lid

-lə̇d

plural -s

: a free-swimming stalkless crinoid

called also feather star

Word History

Etymology

New Latin Comatulidae, former family name (now Antedonidae), from Comatula, type genus + -idae

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