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Noun: feather star
  1. Free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms
    "The feather star used its arms to filter feed in the nutrient-rich waters";
    - comatulid

Derived forms: feather stars

Type of: crinoid

Part of: Antedon, genus Antedon

Encyclopedia: Feather star