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sea feather
–noun
| any of several anthozoans of the order Gorgonacea, in which the colony assumes a featherlike shape. |
Origin:
1615–25
1615–25

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| sea feather n. Any of several anthozoans of the family Pennatulidae, having a featherlike shape formed by an elongate shaft with paired lateral pinnules. |
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Sea feather
Sea" feath"er\ (Zo["o]l.) Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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