dead man's fingers
plural of dead-man's-fingers
/ˈdɛdˌmænz ˈfɪŋɡərz/
noun
- A type of seaweed or marine animal with long, finger-like parts that look like a dead person's fingers.
- While snorkeling, we saw dead-man's-fingers swaying gently on the ocean floor.
- The beach was covered in clumps of dead-man's-fingers after the storm.
- The marine biologist explained that dead-man's-fingers are actually a type of soft coral.