comatulid
[ kuh-mach-uh-lid ]
/ kəˈmætʃ ə lɪd /
noun
a free-swimming, stalkless crinoid; feather star.
Words nearby comatulid
comandante,
comaneci,
comate,
comatic,
comatose,
comatulid,
comayagua,
comb,
comb back,
comb jelly,
comb out
British Dictionary definitions for comatulid
comatulid
comatula
/ (kəˈmætjʊlɪd) /
noun plural -lids or -lae (-liː)
any of a group of crinoid echinoderms, including the feather stars, in which the adults are free-swimming
Word Origin for comatulid
C19: from New Latin
Comatulidae, from
Comatula type genus, from Latin
comātus hairy