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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
sea feather  
n.  Any of several anthozoans of the family Pennatulidae, having a featherlike shape formed by an elongate shaft with paired lateral pinnules.

Sea feather

Sea" feath"er\ (Zo["o]l.) Any gorgonian which branches in a plumelike form.
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