comatulid
/kəˈmætʃəlɪd/
noun
- A marine animal related to starfish, with feathery arms that it uses for feeding and moving; also called a feather star.
- In the tide pool, a small comatulid slowly crawled along the rocky bottom.
- The comatulid uses its feathery arms to catch tiny floating organisms.
- While scuba diving, we saw a colorful comatulid clinging to a coral reef.
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