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English
Etymology
Latin
Noun
pennatula (plural pennatulas or pennatulae)
- (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)
- sea pen (of order Pennatulacea)