sea fan
any of certain anthozoans, especially Gorgonia flabellum, of the West Indies, in which the colony assumes a fanlike form.
Origin of sea fan
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How to use sea fan in a sentence
Down I went, and I came right down on a small sea-fan, which I grabbed instantly.
A Jolly Fellowship | Frank R. StocktonIn Fig. 43 we have the sea fan magnified to twice its natural size, showing the curious details of its organization.
The Ocean World: | Louis FiguierThe network of its interstices with its unequal and serried meshes, resembling fine lace, have led to its designation of sea fan.
The Ocean World: | Louis Figuier
British Dictionary definitions for sea fan
any of various corals of the genus Gorgonia and related genera, having a treelike or fan-shaped horny skeleton: order Gorgonacea (gorgonians)
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