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Thesaurus: pennatula

Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.

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  1. n. Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.
  2. Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. The zooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.
  3. Any one of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and alliedgenera of Alcyonaria, having a featherlike form; a sea-pen. Thezooids are situated along one edge of the side branches.
  4. n type genus of the family Pennatulidae: sea pens