pennatula

See also: Pennatula

English

Etymology

Latin

Noun

pennatula (plural pennatulas or pennatulae)

1. (zoology) Any of numerous species of Pennatula, Pteroides, and allied genera of Alcyonaria, having a feather-like form; a sea pen.

Further reading

• “pennatula”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.
• “pennatula”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.

Italian

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /penˈna.tu.la/
• Rhymes: -atula
• Hyphenation: pen‧nà‧tu‧la

Noun

pennatula f (plural pennatule)

1. sea pen (of order Pennatulacea)