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ANTEDON

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A genus of echinoderms of the family Antedonidae

Synonyms:

Antedon; genus Antedon

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("Antedon" is a kind of...):

echinoderm genus (a genus of echinoderms)

Meronyms (members of "Antedon"):

comatulid; feather star (free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "Antedon"):

Comatula; genus Comatula (former usage synonymous with Antedon)

Holonyms ("Antedon" is a member of...):

Antedonidae; family Antedonidae (feather stars)

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