noun
a genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae
• Syn: ↑genus Antedon
• Hypernyms: ↑echinoderm genus
• Hyponyms: ↑Comatula, ↑genus Comatula
• Member Holonyms: ↑Antedonidae, ↑family Antedonidae
• Member Meronyms: ↑feather star, ↑comatulid
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\\anˈtēdən, -ˌdän\ nounUsage: capitalized
Etymology: New Latin, perhaps irregular from Greek Anthēdōn, nymph associated with the ancient city Anthedon on the northern coast of Boeotia
: a large genus of recent and fossil comatulid crinoids having 10 or more arms
Useful english dictionary. 2012.